Title: There are many excellent first and second hand accounts of
Review: the horrors of the Nazis. This is not one of them. The recommendations from other authors (on the book sleeve) seem like professional quid pro quo, as the same authors are given as references inside. The book fails for several reasons. First the author lacks the in depth knowledge of her subject matter, and is frank about that. The interviews all take place decades after the events, they lack the kinds of vivid details that make other books great. The biggest problem with the book is that it reads more like a fictional account. The witnesses present us with unverified first hand accounts. They are free to withhold more revealing details, or to embellish their accounts. Several of the accounts just don't ring true, and one gets the impression that a story is being told. The author lacked the resources/ incentive to provide a more researched book. It may be entertaining, but it seems more like a work of fiction.
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