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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... important themes discussed by historians of the Holocaust — and themes about which there has been serious historical investigation . I have had no difficulty excluding from this book any discussion of the so - called revisionists ...
... important themes discussed by historians of the Holocaust — and themes about which there has been serious historical investigation . I have had no difficulty excluding from this book any discussion of the so - called revisionists ...
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... important Nazis who directed the Final Solution were either dead - Hitler , Heydrich , Himmler - or missing , or were not deemed important enough to be judged as major criminals . Several of the most sinister Nazi murderers were tried ...
... important Nazis who directed the Final Solution were either dead - Hitler , Heydrich , Himmler - or missing , or were not deemed important enough to be judged as major criminals . Several of the most sinister Nazi murderers were tried ...
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... important study of American bystanders , beginning a major genre of historical analysis . Yad Vashem , the Israeli institute devoted to Holocaust research and commemoration , has organized a series of important conferences since 1968 ...
... important study of American bystanders , beginning a major genre of historical analysis . Yad Vashem , the Israeli institute devoted to Holocaust research and commemoration , has organized a series of important conferences since 1968 ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
THE HOLOCAUST IN PERSPECTIVE | 8 |
THE FINAL SOLUTION | 31 |
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