Hanns and Rudolf : The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz (Hardcover)

from linda.marsheells

IS evil innate or is it learned....is it like a seed waiting to be watered, that some do and some folks don't? This book is about 2 men, WW2 and opposite ends of the spectrum. One ran the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp and one tracked him down to make him pay for his sins. This book makes...

from mancmilhist

John le Carre apparently described this book as 'a gripping thriller' - I'm not sure he read the same book...The account spends long periods describing the parallel periods of Hanns' & Rudolf's life. The vast majority of it is not about the hunt nor the capture of Höß. The book does give insight ...

from stephengoldenberg

An interesting addition to the many books on the holocaust but not one that adds a great deal to what we already know. However, the back story of the two men makes for an interesting comparison although the detective story section of the hunt for the Auschwitz commandant is not as gripping as the...

from gwhittick

I found this book gripping, not because it was enjoyable but because of the insight it gave into the development of the characters of the two men whose lives it followed. It traces the life of Rudolf Hoss (not Hess) who became the camp commandant of Auschwitz, designing and implementing the gas c...

from Sarah.Hansrote

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. Hanns and Rudolf: The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz, by Thomas Harding is an incredible story, the author really proved that he did a lot of good research. And he also wrote this bo...