Laurence Rees

Laurence Rees has won the British Book Award for History Book of the Year 2006 for his international bestseller Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' . His career as a writer and filmmaker, focusing on the Nazis and World War II, stretches back nearly twenty years and includes the acclaimed television series Nazis: A Warning from History , War of the Century , Horror in the East , and, most recently, Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' . The body of work has won him a myriad...See more

Laurence Rees has won the British Book Award for History Book of the Year 2006 for his international bestseller Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' . His career as a writer and filmmaker, focusing on the Nazis and World War II, stretches back nearly twenty years and includes the acclaimed television series Nazis: A Warning from History , War of the Century , Horror in the East , and, most recently, Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' . The body of work has won him a myriad of awards including a BAFTA, a Grierson Award, and an international Documentary Award. He was educated at Solihull School and Oxford University and is Creative Director of BBC TV History programs. See less