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.Night
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by: Elie Wiesel

August 27, 1981
Night by Elie Wiesel is not only one of the definitve works on Holocaust literature, it is one of the most definitve works on humanity.
This is a factual record of Wiesel's experiences from 1941, when the author was 12 years old, dedicated to learning Talmud and thirsting to learn Kaballah, to his experiences after Jews were forced into ghettoes and then transported to the death camps.
Written in Yiddish in 1958 and translated into English in 1960.
It is a record of Wiesel's childhood in the death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau. It is dedicated to the memory of Wiesel's parents and his little sister Tzipora who were cruelly murdered in the Nazi inferno.
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.The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide
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by: Robert Jay Lifton

March 22, 1988
This is a very carefully researched book which deserves to be read. It not only covers the involvement by doctors in medical killing but also investigates their psychology. For those interested in medical ethics I'm sure it would be worth reading.

The first half of this book charts the historical progression from direct medical killing of those deemed to be 'life unworthy of life' (often mental patients) through to the most complete expression found in Auschwitz. We see how the medical ideal can be twisted by subverting it to the 'higher' ideal of caring for the health of the social organism by surgically removing the 'ailing' parts.

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.A Cold War: Front-line Operations in Bosnia 1995 - 1996
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by: Brigadier Ben Barry

April 25, 2008
Ben's book makes an important contribution to the post Ottoman Balkan conflicts and European interest and interference in the region since 1919. British Battle Groups such as 2LI imposed order in a region that was in the despair of anarchy. The challenges of command at all levels is well described in the miserable conditions of permanent winter operations. Those with military experience will recognise the frustrations of archaic radios and the barely surmountable logistic challenge. It is reassuring to read about the quality of soldiers and officers who thought on their feet and avoided escalation or familiarity and, above all, persevered with typical humour and resiliance. Recommended reading.
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.The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
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by: Jennet Conant

September 09, 2008
Ben's book makes an important contribution to the post Ottoman Balkan conflicts and European interest and interference in the region since 1919. British Battle Groups such as 2LI imposed order in a region that was in the despair of anarchy. The challenges of command at all levels is well described in the miserable conditions of permanent winter operations. Those with military experience will recognise the frustrations of archaic radios and the barely surmountable logistic challenge. It is reassuring to read about the quality of soldiers and officers who thought on their feet and avoided escalation or familiarity and, above all, persevered with typical humour and resiliance. Recommended reading.
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.The Price of Glory: Verdun, 1916 (Penguin History)
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by: Alistair Horne

November 04, 1993
This book is excellent - if you are interested in Verdun and the Great War generally, this is just the sort of book needed for any aspect of it. A real shame Mr Horne didn't cover the whole conflict in a similar format.

It's a must for any visitor to the battlefields, not least as it will get your interest going nicely.
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.Glory Days: North Western: 1 (Glory Days)
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by: A. E. Jones

August 14, 2008
This book is excellent - if you are interested in Verdun and the Great War generally, this is just the sort of book needed for any aspect of it. A real shame Mr Horne didn't cover the whole conflict in a similar format.

It's a must for any visitor to the battlefields, not least as it will get your interest going nicely.
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.Digging the Trenches: The Archaeology of the Western Front
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by: Andrew Robertshaw, David Kenyon

March 20, 2008
In May 2006, Andrew Robertshaw and I stood in Avril William's Ocean Villas tea rooms at Auchonvilliers. Andy told me the story of a British Soldier whose remains had been discovered at serre in 2003, and that amongst his possedcions were coins from Jersey, my home. Whilist everyone might not be lucky enough to be informed and inspired by the man himself, this book will run a close second. No Man's Land groupfirst came to genral notice because of the TV programmes Finding the Fallen and Trench Detectives. This book details the groups objectives and takes the reader through the life of a soldier in the trenches on the Western Front of the Great War. the book starts with a good basic explanation of archeological techniques, the relevance of finds and how they can support the ... Read More:
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.The Perfect Summer: Dancing into Shadow in 1911
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by: Juliet Nicolson

July 12, 2007
What a pity the author spent so long skimming the froth and gave us not quite enough of the absorbing layer beneath. The subject chosen was of great interest, yet I came away unsatisfied from the feast and irritated by the frequent presumptions of what the characters may have been thinking as history unfolded around them. How to know? Does it matter? There are also inaccuracies that should have been edited carefully; for example Grand Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen Mary's aunt, not great-aunt, being the sister of her mother, 'Fat Mary', and, as far as I know, always lived in Germany, not Austria. She died in Neustrelitz in 1916.

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.Blood Clot: In Combat with the Patrols Platoon, 3 Para, Afghanistan 2006
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by: Jake Scott

September 15, 2008
What a pity the author spent so long skimming the froth and gave us not quite enough of the absorbing layer beneath. The subject chosen was of great interest, yet I came away unsatisfied from the feast and irritated by the frequent presumptions of what the characters may have been thinking as history unfolded around them. How to know? Does it matter? There are also inaccuracies that should have been edited carefully; for example Grand Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen Mary's aunt, not great-aunt, being the sister of her mother, 'Fat Mary', and, as far as I know, always lived in Germany, not Austria. She died in Neustrelitz in 1916.

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.Blood Trails: The Combat Diary of a Foot Soldier in Vietnam
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by: Christopher Ronnau

October 15, 2006
This book is, in my view, a laymans educational diary re the events of 1967 (hope that date is correct). An easy read with a sobering dose of reality. The author gives what appears to me, to be a 'normal' persons view of the conflict, too young to fully understand the enormity of the risk he was taking, Christopher Ronnau plunged himself into the depths of one of the most horrific situations a person can face and by sheer chance emerged alive, if only just, at the other side. Take this book on holiday, on the train, or to bed for an hour each night, but find the time to read it; it won't change your life, but may alter some of your preconceived views, if only a little. The book itself is a mass print production and as such is not best bound, if anything, this has a sad irony about ... Read More:
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