Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

Timothy Snyder offers a harrowing and meticulously researched account of the mass killings committed by the Nazi and Soviet regimes in the territory between Germany and Russia. From 1933 to 1945, millions of civilians were murdered not in combat, but as a matter of policy. Snyder re-centers the history of the Holocaust and Stalinist terror, revealing how these two powers collaborated and competed in a shared space of destruction. It is an essential, sobering read for understanding modern European history.

A well-known book with a dedicated readership.