Ravensbruck: Life and Death in Hitler's Concentration Camp for Women

So I waited for over a year after buying this to read it, always choosing another book instead; I was dreading it almost, because it is 650 pages of a hardback, and large pages at that, it takes me 2.5 minutes to read one single full page, so I didn't want to embark on the book and I worried that it would be boring or difficult to pay attention to. However, once I finally got the courage to open it I've found that I love it. It's really well written and expertly researched. Now my only complaint is that it doesn't mention Hermine Braunstiener at all and it doesn't go into detail on Irma Grese (look em up, absolute sickos). I feel like everybody and everything else about Ravensbruck was mentioned except those two women. If you aren't looking for great detail on them, this is a good book. If you are looking for great detail on them, I believe they're discussed in "Hitler's Furies".

This book is a collection of research and interviews about the German concentration camp for women. Sarah Helm tells how Germany built and maintained this place for women who were asocials, political prisoners, habitual criminals, & to a lesser extent, Jews. I found the story fascinating & Helm’s ability at writing, acceptional.