The Liberation of the Camps

“[An] engrossing and illuminating book—the first full and comparative study of the subject.”—Richard J. Evans, New York Review of Books

“Dan Stone has written an engrossing book that is incredibly rich in survivor testimony, weaving a tapestry that covers a lot of ground and grips the reader because of the moving and raw character of the stories.”—Rainier Schulze, Reviews in History

“Dan Stone’s latest book shows that liberation was not the end of the story. . . . This important book fills in the gaps left in most Holocaust histories.”—Ross Bradshaw, Jewish Renaissance

“A thorough, at times personal, and certainly nuanced analysis.”—Thomas McClung, New York Journal of Books

“[A] vivacious portrait of the ambiguities and complexities of the encounter between liberators and liberated, a story that had not been told in such a comprehensive way.”—Laura Jockusch, Journal of German History

“Stone navigates this debate sensitively and always from the survivors’ perspective. One of his most important contributions is his portrayal of the obstacles to Jewish thriving and his deep empathy.”—Carolyn J. Dean, Journal of Modern History

“Dan Stone’s history of the liberation of the camps is remarkable for the vast array of its sources, its extremely detailed inquiry and, nonetheless, for its highly readable narrative. It will remain a reference for years to come.”—Saul Friedländer, author of Nazi Germany and the Jews

“The liberation of the camps in 1944–45 can be seen as a merciful release by Allied armies dedicated to eliminating the cruelties of Hitler’s Reich. Dan Stone in this searingly honest account of the liberation and its aftermath shows how many paradoxes and ambiguities there were in the whole process. This is the story of an awful human tragedy told with sympathy and understanding. There are lessons here for our own age.”—Richard Overy, author of Why the Allies Won

“The Liberation of the Camps should become the most important and widely read book on its subject.”—Geoff Eley, author of Nazism as Fascism: Violence, Ideology, and the Ground of Consent in Germany, 1930–1945

“This is the best book on the liberation of Jews from the Nazi camps—important and insightful. Drawing on many deeply moving testimonies, Dan Stone expertly charts the long and painful path from prisoner to survivor.”—Nikolaus Wachsmann, author of KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps