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 interconnected goals that drove the Nazi German program of conquest and genocide-purification of the so-called Aryan race and expansion of its living space-and discusses how these goals affected the course of World War II. Including illustrations and firsthand accounts from perpetrators, victims, and eyewitnesses, the book is immediate, human, and eminently readable.
Author: Doris L. Bergen
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 09/16/2009
Series: Critical Issues in World and International History
Pages: 296
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.30w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9780742557147
Language: English
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