Savage Continent
Europe in the Aftermath of World War II
by Keith Lowe · first published 2012
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on “Ask HN: Which books changed your life?” ↗/Savage Continent/ http://www.amazon.com/Savage-Continent-Europe-Aftermath-Worl... is a popular-level book on the subject that came out recently and has been well-reviewed. (I've also read a bit of it, and it looks good.)…
on “Enemy Aliens: The Forgotten History of World War I Internment Camps” ↗…matter, it may also be easier to guard and manage prisoners who are busy and tired from work, rather than idle and restless. For a detailed view of the late-war and early post-war years, I can suggest: _Savage Continent_, by Keith Lowe - https://www.npr.org/2013/07/24/204538728/after-wwii-europe-w...
on “I found my Grandpa’s notes 20 years after he died (2020)” ↗Maybe most people would. But I've heard first hand accounts of how devastating it is to lose a war, and I'll go with that. May I recommend "Savage Continent": https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Continent-Europe-Aftermath-Wor... It was so terrible I abandoned reading it.
on “GM’s CEO Offers to Make Ventilators in WWII-Style Mobilization” ↗I’m reading Savage Continent (Keith Lowe) which covers Europe in the years after VE Day. I’ll just say the brutality of humans didn’t end with the war.
on “Brutality of Life Reading List” ↗https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Continent-Europe-Aftermath-Wor...
on “Affirmative action at US colleges has been banned” ↗