THE BOYS: THE TRUE STORY OF CHILDREN WHO SURVIVED THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS Paperback – Import, 4 August 2022

I bought these 2 copies as gifts. I haven't heard back from the recipients yet.I think it's a must read for everyone. It shows how man can stoop to evil depths and how too much power in certain hands can drive a nation to commit genocide on some of its own citizens.

Wonderful account of the 732 youths that survived the Holocaust and came to Britain after liberation. It follows them before, during and after the War. One of them when he describes the moment he saw his first Son for the first time after he was born, holding him and looking up to the a heavens and saying Atl his Mother who did not survive "you were right, here is the next generation". Is one of the most emotional things I haver ever read. Sh e hide them in different places because she said its they stayed together they would all die. This ways split up one stood a chance. He was tthe only one of his family who survived

Fascinating, very comprehensive and informative. Typically excellent as it comes from Martin Gilbert.

'The Boys' is an exhaustive account of the collected memories of 732, mostly Jewish boys in their late teens, who came to Britain after the 2WW, having experienced the worst the German Nazi regime had inflicted on them, their families and their friends. It is a 'magnum opus' and though most readers will already know the extent of Nazi atrocities, reading these recollections brings home in stark form the depth of evil which otherwise ordinary people can visit upon their fellow human beings.It is not a comfortable read. Page after page after page, new horrors are revealed. I for one could not continue to read at several points, and had to break away from the book, and re-visit at a later time. Added poignancy is added to the text by its rather 'matter-of-fact', non judgemental tone. How many of those who contributed to the book were seemingly without acute rancour or bitterness, after what they experienced, is beyond my understanding. And the strapline of the book 'Triumph over Adversity' is so appropriate, since many of these survivors have gone on to have very successful careers and happy family lives.Martin Gilbert has rendered humanity a huge service in undertaking the arduous task of ensuring this generation's memories are preserved in written form.

An amazing insight into how the children from the Holocaust survived the horror. I was inspired to buy this after meeting Ben Helfgott, the most inspirational person I've ever met in my life.