Beschreibung
In examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris L. Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Unlike many other treatments of the Holocaust, this revised, third edition discusses not only the persecution of the Jews, but also other segments of society victimized by the Nazis: Roma, homosexuals, Poles, Soviet POWs, the disabled, and other groups deemed undesirable. In clear and eloquent prose, Bergen explores the two interconnected goals that drove the Nazi German program of conquest and genocidepurification of the so-called Aryan race and expansion of its living spaceand discusses how these goals affected the course of World War II. Including firsthand accounts from perpetrators, victims, and eyewitnesses, her book is immediate, human, and eminently readable.
Autorenportrait
Doris L. Bergen is Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto.
Inhalt
Introduction: Holocaust, War, and Genocide: Themes and ProblemsChapter 1Dry Timber: PreconditionsChapter 2Leadership and Will: Hitler, the National Socialist German Workers Party, and Nazi IdeologyChapter 3From Revolution to Routine: Nazi Germany, 19331938Chapter 4Open Aggression: In Search of War, 19381939Chapter 5Brutal Innovations: War against Poland and the So-Called Euthanasia Program, 19391940Chapter 6Expansion and Systematization: Exporting War and Terror, 19401941Chapter 7War and Genocide: Decisions and Dynamics in the Peak Years of Killing, 19421943Chapter 8 Flashover: The Killing Centers, 19421944Chapter 9Death Throes and Killing Frenzies, 19441945Conclusion: Legacies of AtrocityAcknowledgmentsSources and Suggestions for Further ReadingList of MapsList of IllustrationsIndexAbout the Author
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