First published 2010
From 1933 to 1945, Hitler and Stalin's regimes murdered millions across the "bloodlands" between Germany and Russia. Assiduously researched and deeply humane, "Bloodlands" chronicles this unthinkable history, revealing how the two totalitarian powers fed off each other's atrocities. As the iron curtain fell, the full scale of these mass killings remained shrouded in darkness - until now. With clear-eyed lucidity, this definitive account confronts the central tragedy of modern history.
Genres: history, 20th-century, political-science, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-narrative, investigative-journalism
Setting: Eastern Europe, Germany, Soviet Union
Period: 1918-1945, 1933-1945, 20th century
592 pages · Paperback
Content warnings: death, violence