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Ordinary Men
Ordinary Men | Christopher R. Browning
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The shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the cold-blooded murderers of tens of thousands of Jews.
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AKDylan
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Interesting, brutal account of the lesser known Reserve Police Battalions (specifically 101) that played a major part in the annihilation of Jewry in Eastern Europe. The bulk of the book tells the story of RPB 101 from interrogations in 1960s and written accounts, but also included is a lengthy examination of the psycho-social drivers that turned "ordinary men" into killers.
Necessary non-fiction for WW2 and Holocaust insight.

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TheSpineView
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emilyhaldi
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With so many well written books on the subject of WW2, there is just no reason to pick this one up. It‘s drier than 2020 is long... and I need a book that can keep my attention now more than ever!
#booked2020
#aboutgenocide

BarbaraBB Great review 😂😂😘 4y
Reviewsbylola And you finished it anyway?! 4y
emilyhaldi (There was a lot of skimming involved... 🤫) @Reviewsbylola 4y
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Connster
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This is absolutely crazy! All the time I‘ve taught about the Holocaust, I‘ve always understood that there was a punishment for anyone who didn‘t obey orders...clearly this wasn‘t the case! Browning goes on to consider the potential for a ‘fascistic‘ personality, which is so interesting.

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Connster
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This book tells a story that‘s fascinating and horrifying in equal measure. How could such ordinary men commit such atrocities? I know the climate is different than it was in the 1940s, but the basic concepts of good and evil, right and wrong are common to all time periods, aren‘t they?

Exbrarian I'm not sure the political climate is much different. People do horrible things because someone manages to convince them that they do them for noble reasons, or out of fear of a tyrant. 5y
Connster @Exbrarian It‘s not quite as black and white as that though - that‘s what this book illustrates. 500 men were told what the task was and given the option to step forward and not do it. Only 12 did. Testimony says the ones who didn‘t step forwards knew the killing was wrong, found it deplorable and didn‘t want to do it. They had the option and didn‘t take it - that‘s what this book explores and it‘s fascinating! 5y
Connster @Exbrarian On a side note, I don‘t mean the political climate, but more socially. The social norms of today are rather different from back in the 1940‘s! 5y
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Connster
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I‘ve been at the final session of the ‘Lessons From Auschwitz‘ Project today. Day 1 was an orientation seminar in Manchester; day 2 was a day trip to Poland to visit Oswiecim, Auschwitz and Auschwitz-Birkenau; day 3 was the final seminar in Manchester again, to debrief and disseminate learning from the visit and course as a whole. In the book of names, I found a Jewish woman who shared my name and birthday. I feel linked to her in a strange way.

Connster I also feel like I really need to find out more about her and am sad that there isn‘t a great deal of information on the Yad Vashem website. 5y
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Connster
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Wow. I‘ve read a massive amount about the Holocaust and didn‘t know this. A jaw-dropping fact.

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Hollie
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this photo!! 💛💜 6y
Tanisha_A This photo is happy! 6y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Flower hair 💚 6y
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Hollie @Tanisha_A yes, I hope this little guy makes my office seem welcoming! 6y
vkois88 I love the bright, cheery colors surrounding the stack of heavy books to balance it a bit 6y
Hollie @vkois88 they gave me the option to switch to beige filing cabinets when I inherited that office but I said heck no, leave the fun ones. 6y
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Hollie
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When your boss comes down and asks if you want two of his books... is that even a question? Heck yes, I want your books!

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