A review by sssnoo
The Kaiser's Holocaust: Germany's Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism by David Olusoga

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

This nonfiction account of Germany’s colonization of what is now Namibia fills in some history of events that ended up being a dress rehearsal for the Holocaust. It’s a dark book documenting  atrocities that we, as humanity, should not be repeating over and over and over again. But we avoid learning from the past by avoiding reading about the past. This book has been on my TBR list for a while - I think since I first read Trevor Noah’s [book:Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood|29780253]. That’s when I first learned of the genocides committed against the Herero and Nama peoples. It was a hard read; I paced myself at a chapter/day because there was a lot to digest. 

This is my book for Namibia in my around the world reading journey. It is a good pick for anyone else on this adventure.