by Edwin Black
Whilst at time dry due to the author quoting (important) numbers and statistics, this book is an unparalleled look at the entire second world war from a previously unexplored point of view - that of Thomas J. Watson and his company, IBM. Watson wore many hats over the course of the war - Industriali...
I read this when I was 15/16 and it gave me nightmares. It was one of the first books on the Holocaust that I had read at the time and I picked it up because of the title. IBM is a recognizable brand and the Holocaust a well-known historic event...so what on earth would they have to do with each oth...
"In using statistics [the punch cards:] the government now has the road map from information to deed."Overwritten and fanatically read this is nevertheless chilling stuff. ---IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful CorporationISBN: 0609607995htt...
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