The Auschwitz Doctor: Josef Mengele and the Anatomy of Evil

di Borna Ahadi (Autore)

Borna Ahadi, 2025

He wore a white coat, not a uniform. He carried a clipboard, not a rifle. But his crimes still echo louder than gunfire. Josef Mengele—the name alone conjures horror. At Auschwitz, he was the doctor who did not heal, but chose who would live or die with a flick of his gloved hand. He mutilated in the name of science. He murdered in the name of progress. And for decades, he vanished into shadow, a phantom the world could not capture. The Auschwitz Doctor: Josef Mengele and the Anatomy of Evil is a chilling descent into one of the darkest minds of the twentieth century. From his privileged upbringing and early promise as a brilliant scholar, to his transformation into the infamous Angel of Death, this book explores not just what Mengele did—but how a man becomes a monster. Through historical investigation, survivor accounts, and the unflinching lens of moral reckoning, this biography uncovers the machinery of cruelty behind Mengele's experiments, the complicity of those who helped him escape, and the global manhunt that failed to bring him to justice. This is not just a story of one man. It is a warning. When medicine loses its soul, science becomes slaughter. For readers of Erik Larson, Laurence Rees, and Robert Jay Lifton, this is a haunting, essential journey into the anatomy of evil—and the enduring scar it leaves behind. The Auschwitz Doctor: Josef Mengele and the Anatomy of Evil is a powerful, deeply researched biography that unveils the life and legacy of Josef Mengele—the SS physician whose experiments turned Auschwitz into a laboratory of horror. With meticulous historical detail and chilling psychological insight, this book follows Mengele's transformation from privileged academic to the Angel of Death. Discover how a man of science abandoned all ethics. Witness the twisted medical experiments performed on twins, children, and other innocent victims. Follow the decades-long international manhunt that failed to bring him to trial—and learn the chilling truth about his life in hiding. This is more than a biography. It is a story of complicity, silence, and the price of forgetting. Through survivor testimony, declassified documents, and historical analysis, The Auschwitz Doctor forces us to confront the enduring question: How does evil survive?

• Autore: Borna Ahadi
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Borna Ahadi
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798231877461