Mengele, John Ware
Mengele, John Ware
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Mengele
The Complete Story

Author: John Ware, Gerald Posner, Michael Berenbaum

Narrator: Bruce Mann

Unabridged: 15 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/21/2020


Synopsis

Based on exclusive and unrestricted access to more than 5,000 pages of personal writings and family photos, this definitive biography of German physician and SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Josef Mengele (1911–1979) probes the personality and motivations of Auschwitz's "Angel of Death." From May 1943 through January 1945, Mengele selected who would be gassed immediately, who would be worked to death, and who would serve as involuntary guinea pigs for his spurious and ghastly human experiments (twins were Mengele's particular obsession). With authority and insight, Mengele examines the entire life of the world's most infamous doctor.

About John Ware

Producer and author John Ware lives in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tatyana on February 14, 2013

This is perhaps the most researched book ever on Josef Mengele. Very thorough, step-by-step description of Mengele's post-war activities and multiple attempts to bring him to justice. I was not entirely suprised that Rolf Mengele decided not to openly denounce his father, unlike several other Nazi l......more

Goodreads review by Shauna on August 18, 2015

The information was very detailed, which I found a bit dry for the most part. I chose to read this book to get a German perspective, but felt I was reading a textbook at times. Hard to stay engaged. Fascinating to read about the denial the family had and the endless help Mengele received after going......more

Goodreads review by _och_man_ on January 22, 2022

Kojarzycie taką sytuację, gdy wyjątkowo dobrze opanujecie zagadnienia na sprawdzian czy inne kolokwium, a gdy przyjdzie co do czego MUSICIE pochwalić się swoją wiedzą na 150%, pisząc wszystko jak leci? Tak właśnie odebrałam połowę tej książki. Po paru miesiącach męczenia, z ulgą odkładam ją na półkę......more

Goodreads review by David on July 06, 2013

Chilling, exhaustive and thorough, Gerald Posner again hits a home run with his disposal of the Mengele mystery, the life and times of the "Angel of Death", the infamous camp doctor of Auschwitz. He give a history of Mengele's brief medical career--a brilliant young doctor becomes enraptured with th......more

Goodreads review by Laura on August 13, 2017

Nappasin kirjan lukulistalle Hesarin arviosta, ja yllätyin loppuun päästessäni, että alkuteos olikin jo vuodelta 1986 - suomennos vain ilmestyi kolme vuosikymmentä myöhemmin. Tämä on hyvä huomata taustaksi ennen kirjan lukemista. Kirja oli puuduttavan yksityiskohtainen kertomus Mengelen elämästä, ja......more