{"product_id":"hitlers-furies-german-women-in-the-nazi-killing-fields-paperback","title":"Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy Lower\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST. A revelatory history of the role of German women in the Holocaust, not only as plunderers and direct witnesses, but as actual killers on the Eastern Front during World War II.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLower, drawing on twenty years of archival research and fieldwork, presents startling evidence that these women were more than \"desk murderers\" or comforters of murderous German men: they went on \"shopping sprees\" and romantic outings to the Jewish ghettos; they were present at killing-field picnics, not only providing refreshment but also shooting Jews. And Lower uncovers the stories of SS wives with children of their own whose brutality is as chilling as any in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHitler's Furies\u003c\/em\u003e challenges our deepest beliefs: women can be as brutal as men, and the evidence can be hidden for seventy years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Disquieting . . . Earlier books about the Holocaust have offered up poster girls of brutality and atrocity . . . [Lower's] insight is to track more mundane lives, and to argue for a vastly wider complicity.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An unsettling but significant contribution to our understanding of how nationalism, and specifically conceptions of loyalty, are normalized, reinforced, and regulated.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling . . . Lower brings to the forefront an unexplored aspect of the Holocaust.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompelling . . . Lower brings to the forefront an unexplored aspect of the Holocaust. \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn a surprising account that powerfully revises history, Wendy Lower uncovers the role of German women on the Nazi eastern front not only as plunderers and direct witnesses, but as actual killers. Lower, drawing on twenty years of archival research and fieldwork, presents startling evidence that these women were more than desk murderers or comforters of murderous German men: they went on shopping sprees and romantic outings to the Jewish ghettos; they were present at killing-field picnics, not only providing refreshment but also shooting Jews. And Lower uncovers the stories of SS wives with children of their own whose brutality is as chilling as any in history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHitler s Furies\u003c\/i\u003e challenges our deepest beliefs: women can be as brutal as men, and the evidence can be hidden for seventy years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Disquieting . . . Earlier books about the Holocaust have offered up poster girls of brutality and atrocity . . . [Lower s] insight is to track more mundane lives, and to argue for a vastly wider complicity. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An unsettling but significant contribution to our understanding of how nationalism, and specifically conceptions of loyalty, are normalized, reinforced, and regulated. \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWENDY LOWER is the John K. Roth Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College and a research associate at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. A historical consultant for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, she has published numerous articles and books on the Holocaust and conducted research in central and eastern Europe since 1992. \u003cbr\u003eAuthor photograph (c) Bjorn Marquart\u003cbr\u003eMARINER\u003cbr\u003ewww.marinerbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e$14.95\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-0-544-33449-6 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWENDY LOWER is the John K. Roth Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College and a research associate at the Ludwig Maximillian University in Munich. A historical consultant for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, she has published numerous articles and books on the Holocaust and conducted research in central and eastern Europe since 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978506043693,"sku":"9780544334496","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/bUZOOWp6SjJBRkFlM2hIZTBzeVRpUT09.webp?v=1775805529","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/hitlers-furies-german-women-in-the-nazi-killing-fields-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}