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War and Genocide
War and Genocide
A Concise History of the Holocaust 3ed
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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 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 firsthand accounts from perpetrators, victims, and eyewitnesses, her book is immediate, human, and eminently readable.
By Doris L. Bergen
Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
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Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 384
Introduction: Holocaust, War, and Genocide: Themes and Problems Chapter 1 Dry Timber: Preconditions Chapter 2 Leadership and Will: Hitler, the National Socialist German Workers' Party, and Nazi Ideology Chapter 3 From Revolution to Routine: Nazi Germany, 1933-1938 Chapter 4 Open Aggression: In Search of War, 1938-1939 Chapter 5 Brutal Innovations: War against Poland and the So-Called Euthanasia Program, 1939-1940 Chapter 6 Expansion and Systematization: Exporting War and Terror, 1940-1941 Chapter 7 War and Genocide: Decisions and Dynamics in the Peak Years of Killing, 1942-1943 Chapter 8 Flashover: The Killing Centers, 1942-1944 Chapter 9 Death Throes and Killing Frenzies, 1944-1945 Conclusion: Legacies of Atrocity Acknowledgments Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading List of Maps List of Illustrations Index About the Author
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