A magisterial history of the Jews in Nazi Germany and the regime's policies towards them in the years prior to World War II and the Holocaust. Written by arguably the world's leading scholar on the subject. číst celé
Nazi Germany and the Jews Series
This comprehensive series delves into the darkest chapters of Nazi Germany, meticulously examining the devastating impact of antisemitism on the Jewish population. It dissects the political motivations, ideological underpinnings, and bureaucratic machinery that facilitated systematic persecution and annihilation. The works within this collection offer a multifaceted perspective, considering the viewpoints of both victims and perpetrators to capture the horror and absurdity of the era. It stands as a crucial study, honoring the memory of those lost and providing profound insight into one of history's most tragic periods.
Recommended Reading Order
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Nazi Germany And the Jews: The Years Of Extermination
- 896 pages
- 32 hours of reading
The second and concluding volume of the definitive two-volume account of the Holocaust číst celé
Nazi Germany and the Jews
- 482 pages
- 17 hours of reading
An abridged edition of Saul Friedlander's definitive two-volume history of the Holocaust: THE YEARS OF PERSECUTION and THE YEARS OF EXTERMINATION. Saul Friedlander's historical masterpiece is perhaps the richest examination of the Holocaust yet written, and, crucially, one that never loses sight of the experiences of individuals in its discussion of Nazi politics and the terrible statistics and technological and administrative sophistication of the Final Solution. The book's first part, dealing with the National Socialist campaign of oppression, restores the voices of Jews who were engulfed in an increasingly horrifying reality following the Nazi accession to power. Friedländer also provides the accounts of the persecutors themselves - and, perhaps most telling of all, the testimonies of ordinary German citizens. The second part covers the German extermination policies that resulted in the murder of six million European Jews.
Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933-1945
- 512 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933-1945 is an abridged edition of Saul Friedländer's definitive Pulitzer Prize-winning two-volume history of the Holocaust: Nazi Germany and the Jews: The Years of Persecution, 1933-1939 and The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945. The book's first part, dealing with the National Socialist campaign of oppression, restores the voices of Jews who were engulfed in an increasingly horrifying reality following the Nazi accession to power. Friedländer also provides the accounts of the persecutors themselves—and, perhaps most telling of all, the testimonies of ordinary German citizens who, in general, stood silent and unmoved by the increasing waves of segregation, humiliation, impoverishment, and violence. The second part covers the German extermination policies that resulted in the murder of six million European Jews—an official program that depended upon the cooperation of local authorities and police departments, the passivity of the populations, and the willingness of the victims to submit in desperate hope of surviving long enough to escape the German vise. A monumental, multifaceted study now contained in a single volume, Saul Friedländer's Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933-1945 is an essential study of a dark and complex history.