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The Holocaust with Laurence Rees

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This curated three-part virtual lecture series from the acclaimed historian and broadcaster Laurence Rees offers an expert overview of the Holocaust. From the origins of Nazi antisemitism and the rise of Adolf Hitler to the escalation of violence and persecution amid the Second World War and the horrors of the death camps, this series provides an authoritative look at one of the darkest events in history

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Episode 1 The Holocaust with Laurence Rees – Beginnings . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2 The Holocaust with Laurence Rees – Radicalisation . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3 The Holocaust with Laurence Rees – Mass extermination . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

About the presenter

Laurence Rees’ book Auschwitz: The Nazis and the ‘Final Solution’ won History Book of the Year at the British Book awards. His book The Holocaust: A New History was a Sunday Times Bestseller and described by the Telegraph as “the finest single volume account of the Holocaust ever written”. Educated at Oxford University, he has been awarded two Honorary Doctorates for this work.