Laurence Rees

Laurence Rees is a British historian, documentary filmmaker, and author who is one of the leading authorities on the history of the Second World War and the Holocaust. He was the creative director of history programming at the BBC and has won numerous BAFTA awards. Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' is the definitive history of the most infamous concentration camp, based on Rees's landmark BBC television series. Drawing on extensive interviews with survivors and perpetrators, the book provides a comprehensive account of how the camp operated and how the Holocaust was implemented. His other works include The Holocaust: A New History. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers authoritative, meticulously researched Holocaust history from one of the finest historians of the Second World War.