Holocaust: A Concise History
In examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Unlike many other treatments of the Holocaust, this history traces not only the persecution of the Jews, but also other segments of society victimized by the Nazis: Gypsies, homosexuals, Poles, Soviet POWs, the disabled, and other groups deemed undesirable. With clear and eloquent prose, Bergen explores the two...
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In examining one of the defining events of the 20th century, Doris Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Unlike many other treatments of the Holocaust, this history discusses not only the persecution of the Jews, but also other segments of society victimized by the Nazis: Gypsies, homosexuals, Poles, Soviet POWs, the handicapped, and other groups deemed undesirable.
Preface: War and Genocide: Race and Space1 Preconditions: Antisemitism, Racism, and Common Prejudices in Early-Twentieth-Century Europe 12 Leadership and Will: Adolf Hitler, the National Socialist German Workers' Party, and Nazi Ideology 293 From Revolution to Routine: Nazi Germany, 1933-1938 514 Open Aggression: In Search of War, 1938-1939 795 Experiments in Brutality, 1939-1940: War against Poland and the So-Called Euthanasia Program 1016 Expansion and Systematization: Exporting War and Terror, 1940-1941 1357 The Peak Years of Killing: 1942 and 1943 1678 Death Throes and Killing Frenzies, 1944-1945 215Conclusion: The Legacies of Atrocity 233Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading 245Photo Credits 259Index 263About the Author 279
\ Jewish Book WorldDoris L. Bergen, professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto, has written perhaps the best concise history of the Holocaust published to date. She provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this complex subject. Writing with clarity and sensitivity, and based on the latest research, she places the Holocaust in its historical, cultural, social, and military contexts. The narrative is powerful and engaging, and the analysis is balanced and compelling. In this compact volume, fully illustrated with photographs and maps, Bergen covers all the major issues surrounding the Holocaust. She discusses not only the persecution of the Jews, but other groups victimized by the Nazis: Gypsies, the disabled, Poles, Soviet POWs, homosexuals, and political opponents of the regime. She also provides firsthand accounts from perpetrators, victims, and eyewitnesses thus adding the human dimension of the tragedy that is so often left out of other textbook treatments of the subject. The book is very readable, compelling and informative and highly recommended to expert and novice alike.\ \ \ \ \ Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal Of Jewish StudiesA striking introduction to the complexity of Holocaust history — precisely because despite being a very short book it does not in any way attempt to evade the complexity and context for Nazi violence against Jews....It is an impressive introduction to the Holocaust which will certainly serve its readers well.\ \ \ Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal Of Jewish StudiesA striking introduction to the complexity of Holocaust history—precisely because despite being a very short book it does not in any way attempt to evade the complexity and context for Nazi violence against Jews. . . . It is an impressive introduction to the Holocaust which will certainly serve its readers well.\ \
