π§ The Holocaust: A New History
π§ Dan Snow's History Hit
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Laurence Rees has spent twenty-five years meeting survivors and perpetrators of the Holocaust. In his new book, 'The Holocaust: A New History', he combines eyewitness testimony, a large amount of which has never been published before, with the latest academic research, to create the first accessible and authoritative account of the Holocaust in more than three decades.
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