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Victims and Survivors of Nazi Human Experiments: Science and Suffering in the Holocaust Paperback – 18 Dec. 2014

by Paul Weindling (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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While the coerced human experiments are notorious among all the atrocities under National Socialism, they have been marginalised by mainstream historians. This book seeks to remedy the marginalisation, and to place the experiments in the context of the broad history of National Socialism and the Holocaust.

Paul Weindling bases this study on the reconstruction of a victim group through individual victims' life histories, and by weaving the victims' experiences collectively together in terms of different groupings, especially gender, ethnicity and religion, age, and nationality. The timing of the experiments, where they occurred, how many victims there were, and who they were, is analysed, as are hitherto under-researched aspects such as Nazi anatomy and executions. The experiments are also linked, more broadly, to major elements in the dynamic and fluid Nazi power structure and the implementation of racial policies. The approach is informed by social history from below, exploring both the rationales and motives of perpetrators, but assessing these critically in the light of victim narratives.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1472579933
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1472579935
  3. Publisher
    Bloomsbury Academic
  4. Publication date
    18 Dec. 2014
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    15.6 x 1.78 x 23.39 cm
  7. Print length
    336 pages
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Weindling’s monograph is the first comprehensive inquiry to treat coerced experimentation as a distinct object of study, right down to the gory details of the tests themselves. In that vein, the book makes a tremendous contribution to existing scholarship by addressing the hitherto neglected experiences and perspectives of the victims ... An important and thought-provoking study that warrants the full attention of specialists in the field for its sophisticated documentation and revelatory insights. --German History, Bradley J. Nichols, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

In this important book, Paul Weindling combines detailed original research and great sensitivity to produce a compelling study of an often-misunderstood subject. With clarity and nuance, he details the brutality of the Nazis' experiments but never forgets the humanity of the victims. The result is a genuine contribution to the scholarship on the Third Reich and its terrible crimes. --Dan Stone, Professor of Modern History, Royal Holloway, University of London

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Paul Weindling is Professor of History of Medicine in the Department of History, Philosophy and Religion, Oxford Brookes University, UK.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Academic (18 Dec. 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1472579933
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1472579935
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 1.78 x 23.39 cm
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  • Mel
    4.0 out of 5 stars Its great to be able to compile a list of still ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2015
    A lot of research and hard work has gone into this book.
    Its great to be able to compile a list of still trading drug companies who were complicit, Merck among them, to voycot.
    The only small criticism is that the English is odd in places, as though poorly translated.
    A comprehensive and important record of Nazi crimes. Shame so many participants got away with it!
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  • swim28
    4.0 out of 5 stars Information packed
    Reviewed in Canada on 4 December 2018
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    Enlightening book — goes in to depth with the various types of atrocious medical experiments going on at various concentration camps within the Nazi Reich — Paul really brings to forefront the true systemization of this system.
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  • The Professor
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read
    Reviewed in the United States on 26 September 2020
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    I often read the reviews before I buy a book. Most books I buy are for my research and writing. I have read Paul Weindling’s writing in the past and never noted a concern about his ability to communicate. I purchased to book for an article I am now researching and, although I have not read the entire book, the chapters I read I found readable and well-written. Although I earned A’s in my science courses, I did less well in English, so I may not be a good judge of English, but, in my judgment, he was very effective in communicating, so do not regret buying the book, in my case a used copy.
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  • Kayla Rigney
    1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Written and Grammatically Ambiguous. Not Worth The Price.
    Reviewed in the United States on 11 May 2015
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    I purchased the Kindle version of this title, because I saw it listed under *T4* resources at the USHMM. Much of the research in Victims and Survivors of Nazi Human Experiments is sound; and I've used many of its references in my own research. Unfortunately, this book is so poorly written it borders on unreadable. The grammatical errors are so severe that they appear to be those of an extremely poor German-to-English translation. I would've given it negative stars, if that were possible.

    Speaking as a Holocaust Scholar and historian, this book is one of the most poorly written "scholarly" works about Nazi medical experimentation I've ever read in any language. The best that can be said is for this work is that Mr Weindling doesn't cite David Irving as a source; the worst that can be said is that the author's grammatical errors make for unintentional slurs. (The author's repeated over-use of the phrase "as to" instead of *for* and the word "recollected" for *said* alone are mind-numbing. His incorrect use of "survivals" when he means *survivors* is bad. But his often-incorrect use of the word "researches" is just sad.)

    We scholars must be diligent. The subject matter is too important to be presented in a way that is confusing and could provide fodder for revisionists/deniers. The clarity of any work referencing Aktion T-4 is critically important at this time, because the so-called "euthanasia" of People with Disabilities is legal in Belgium.

    Many young people have asked me why any of this matters any more. Why would the content of one book make a difference?

    Well, it does.

    With my most dazzling smile, I tell them: "Because my life is precious. And so is yours. History is already repeating itself. And I don't want don't want *anyone's* life snuffed out because they're considered Less."
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  • Carlos Coelho
    5.0 out of 5 stars Important read to maintain the memory of those horrible events alive
    Reviewed in the United States on 19 August 2015
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    This is a very deep and upsetting book with personal accounts about the Holocaust. Important read to maintain the memory of those horrible events alive.
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