The Holocaust in HistoryDid Europe's Jews go passively to their deaths? How did Nazi anti-Semitism evolve into mass murder? How important was Hitler's own hatred of the Jews in creating the Final Solution? Why didn't the Allies aggressively try to save Jews before the war's end? Michael R. Marrus, in the first comprehensive assessment of the vast historical literature on the Holocaust, tackles explosive issues and tortured memories, handling them with judiciousness and sensitivity. Drawing on the entire range of historical literature on this subject, he comments upon the questions that have troubled observers over the years. By applying the tools of historical, sociological, and political analysis, he presents a balanced but eye-opening treatment of many highly charged topics on the Holocaust, including the role of collaborationist governments, the Roman Catholic Church, the local populations, Jewish ghetto leadership, and the Jews themselves. Book jacket. |
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... Himmler , head of the SS and master of the gargantuan police apparatus known as the Central Office for Reich Security ( Reichsicherheitshauptamt , or RSHA ) , brought under his control a series of agencies devoted to racial and ...
... Himmler , head of the SS and master of the gargantuan police apparatus known as the Central Office for Reich Security ( Reichsicherheitshauptamt , or RSHA ) , brought under his control a series of agencies devoted to racial and ...
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... Himmler stirred the imagination of his underlings to build a vast SS empire in European Russia . The possibilities seemed limitless . A Generalplan Ost , a draft of which emerged from Himmler's bureaucracy at the end of 1941 , envisaged ...
... Himmler stirred the imagination of his underlings to build a vast SS empire in European Russia . The possibilities seemed limitless . A Generalplan Ost , a draft of which emerged from Himmler's bureaucracy at the end of 1941 , envisaged ...
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... Himmler's emissary and an American representative on 5 November . In response to these developments , Himmler apparently forbade the further extermination of Jews and actually ordered the dismantling of the killing facilities at ...
... Himmler's emissary and an American representative on 5 November . In response to these developments , Himmler apparently forbade the further extermination of Jews and actually ordered the dismantling of the killing facilities at ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
THE HOLOCAUST IN PERSPECTIVE | 8 |
THE FINAL SOLUTION | 31 |
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