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A multimedia resource on WW2 history brought to you by the award winning historian and filmmaker Laurence Rees. More about us
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Charisma in the USA
Hitler's Charisma
Laurence Rees' new book is published in the USA. -
Laurence Rees' Blog
The rise of Poland
The Second World War didn't really end for the Poles until the fall of Communism in 1989. -
Expert interviews
World class historians
Many of the greatest WW2 experts in the world are interviewed at length, exclusively for WW2History.com. -
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Development of Auschwitz 3
In September 1941 the Nazis began building a huge new camp, just a mile and a half away from the existing main camp. They called this new camp Birkenau. -
Testimony
US soldier, Omaha Beach
Joseph Argenzio volunteered to serve in the US army when he was still underage, and fought on Omaha Beach on D-Day - a place which, on 6 June 1944, was one of the most dangerous places in the world to be. -
Key Moment
The Battle of Midway
The American, Admiral Nimitz, managed to mastermind the defeat of the Imperial Navy warships directed against Midway atoll.
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More information on Laurence Rees
Laurence Rees is an acclaimed historian and filmmaker who has specialised in writing books and making TV documentary series about the Second World War for twenty years. In 2006 he won the British Book Award for history book of the year for 'Auschwitz: the Nazis and the 'Final Solution''. His many television awards include a BAFTA, a Grierson Award, a Broadcasting Press Guild Award, a BANFF festival award, an International Documentary Award, a Broadcast Award and a George Foster Peabody Award.
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"Rees knows a vast amount about the Second World War and his judgments can seldom be faulted."
Sir Max Hastings, Sunday Times."Scholars across the world owe a considerable debt of gratitude to Laurence Rees for his immense and unique contribution to historical understanding."
From the citation awarding Laurence Rees an Honorary Doctorate, University of Sheffield
BOOKS BY LAURENCE REES
The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler
Laurence Rees
The Nazis: A Warning From History
Laurence Rees
Horror in the East: The Japanese at War 1931-1945
Laurence Rees
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'
Laurence Rees
Their Darkest Hour: People Tested to the Extreme in WWII
Laurence Rees
World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
Laurence Rees
TV DOCUMENTARY SERIES BY LAURENCE REES
The Nazis: A Warning From History [DVD]
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World War Two: Behind Closed Doors [DVD]
Laurence Rees
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' [DVD]
Laurence Rees
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Best in Class winner in both the Education and Reference categories at the 2011 Interactive Media Awards
Shortlisted in the Web Content Management category at the
2010 Econsultancy Innovation Awards
Highly Commended in the Digital Brand of the Year category at the 2010 PPA's Independent Publisher Awards
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Shortlisted in the Educational Entrepreneur category at the 2010 Digital Entrepreneur Awards