#24 Enemy, Prologue: Enemies of All Mankind

“The historian Timothy Snyder was one of the mainstream academics trotted out to attack me in the press after my appearance on the Tucker Carlson show. But I don't mind admitting that his book Bloodlands, Europe Between Hitler and Stalin, was an excellent read.”

“This is from W.G. Sebald's great book, A Natural History of Destruction. Quote, In the summer of 1943, during a long heat wave, the RAF, supported by the U.S. 8th Army Air Force, flew a series of raids over Hamburg.”

“From Norman Namarks, The Russians in Germany, A History of the Soviet Zone of Occupation, 1945-1949, quote, A terrible rampage of rape and pillage followed the Soviet seizure of Berlin, Budapest, in February 1945.”

“Keith Lowe, in his book Savage Continent, Europe in the Aftermath of World War II, after recounting the chaos in the Czech capital, wrote that, quote, the situation for Germans in Prague is broadly representative of the rest of the country.”

“In his haunting book, Human Smoke, author Nicholson Baker writes about a memo distributed by the British Air Staff on March 6, 1941, titled Chemical Board Crop Subcommittee.”

“Kids who want to shock their parents and rebel against the conventions of our society, they don't flash a pentagram. They read Mein Kampf and wear a swastika and say, Mom and Dad, what do you think of this?”

“Kaufman's book was called Germany Must Perish, and it begins with a discussion on the nature of the war and the responsibility of the German people.”

“The final chapter of Kaufman's book is titled simply, Death to Germany. The book received little attention from the American general public, but it was reviewed by Time Magazine, the New York Times, and many other major publications.”

“Author Nicholson Baker writes, Cyril asked whether his friend thought Chamberlain should have negotiated after Hitler's peace offer.”