Their Darkest Hour

People Tested to the Extreme in WWII

Laurence Rees

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Ebury Press
27 April 2022

History; General & world history; Oral history; Second World War

A collection of chilling first-hand accounts that dive under the skin and psyche of people in World War II, from bestselling and award-winning author Laurence Rees - part of a reissue series celebrating his classic works

How could Nazi killers shoot Jewish women and children at close range? Why did Japanese soldiers rape and murder on such a horrendous scale? How was it possible to endure the torment of a Nazi death camp?

Award-winning documentary maker and historian Laurence Rees has spent decades wrestling with such questions in the course of filming hundreds of interviews with people tested to the extreme during World War II. He has come face-to-face with rapists, mass murderers, even cannibals, but he has also met courageous individuals who are an inspiration to us all.

In Their Darkest Hour he presents 35 of his most electrifying encounters.

'A remarkably powerful collection' Antony Beevor, Daily Telegraph

'An incredible, well-written, must-read book' Glasgow Evening Times

'A lasting contribution to our understanding of the Second World War and a powerful insight into the behaviour of human beings in crisis' Independent

By: Laurence Rees
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9780091917593
ISBN 10: 009191759X
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 27 April 2022
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laurence Rees won the British Book Award for History Book of the Year 2006 for his international bestseller Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'. His career as a writer and filmmaker, focusing on the Nazis and World War II, stretches back nearly 20 years and includes the acclaimed television series Nazis: A Warning from History, War of the Century, Horror in the East and Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'. This body of work has won him myriad awards including a BAFTA, a Grierson Award and an International Documentary Award. He was educated at Solihull School and Oxford University, and is Creative Director of BBC TV History programmes.

Reviews for Their Darkest Hour: People Tested to the Extreme in WWII

A remarkably powerful collection -- Antony Beevor * Daily Telegraph * Powerful and unsettling * Sunday Times * A lasting contribution to our understanding of the Second World War and a powerful insight into the behaviour of human beings in crisis * Independent * Fascinating but disturbing * Daily Mail * Chilling collection of eye-witness testimonies ... bringing nuance to our understanding of the horrific experience of war * Financial Times *