Auschwitz and The Allies
A Devastating Account of How the Allies Responded to the News of Hitler's Mass Murder

In this comprehensive work , Martin Gilbert analyses how the Allied governments during World War II reacted to news about the Nazi holocaust of Europe's Jewry , especially after the truth became known about the massive death factory known as Auschwitz. He poses the questions as to why the Allies neve......more

It is remarkable that given how many people were involved with the ruthless extermination of the Jews and many others in Nazi occupied Europe so very few people knew about it outside that vast area. This was the conclusion I came to after reading Martin Gilbert's superbly researched book. And, when th......more

Why did the allies take so long to react is the question this book makes me ask. A touch too dense a read for me at times but as the 3 stars say I liked it. One to dip back into when a question arises.......more

This book is really closer to four rather than three stars, but I kept my rating a bit low as it was such a difficult read. The author used a style similar to a PhD dissertation, quoting numerous sources, throwing out names and numbers in a way that made the book a tough slog. And the subject matter......more

This is a comprehensive study of what the allies knew about Auschwitz during the war, and how the understanding of the largest death camp in the final solution permeated Jewish and allied consciousness. Written with the obvious benefit of hindsight there is some uncomfortable reading, especially reg......more