Full Description
World War II defined the 20th century and shaped the contemporary world; from the decolonization of Africa to the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. This comprehensive series, edited by one of the worlds leading military historians, offers a focused overview of this complex and volatile era, taking into account the political, economic and social factors, as well as military circumstances of the road to war and its consequences. Augmented by a full length and detailed introduction by the editor, each volume gathers together the seminal articles on specific arenas of the war, providing a convenient and elegant tool for researchers and general readers alike.
Contents
Ideas, contexts and the pursuit of genocide, Mark Roseman (2003); From anti-Semitism to extermination, Saul Friedlander (1984); Fascism, totalitarianism and the Holocaust: reflections on current interpretations of National Socialist anti-Semitism, Meir Michaelis (1989); The devil in the details: the concentration camp as historical construct, Omer Bartov (1999); Representing the Holocaust: ideology, ethics, and the theory of multilevel systems, Andre Mineau (1997); Before the 'Final Solution': the Judenpolitik of the SD, 1935-1938, Michael Wildt (1998); Nazi ghettoization policy in Poland, Christopher Browning (1986); Nazi resettlement policy and the search for a solution to the Jewish question, 1939-1941, Christopher Browning (1986); Nisko, the first experiment in deportation, Jonny Moser (1985); Germans, Ukrainians and Jews: ethnic politics in Heeresgebiet Sud, June - Decenber 1941, Truman Anderson (2000); Wehrmacht reprisal policy and the mass-murder of Jews in Serbia, C. Browning (1983); Two decisions concerning the Final Solution to the Jewish question: deportations to Lodz and mass murder in Chelmno, Peter Witte (1995); A final Hitler decision for the Final Solution? The Reigner telegram reconsidered, Christopher Browning (1996); Improvised genocide? The emergence of the Final Solution in the 'warthegau', Ian Kershaw (1992); Notes on the history of the Jews in Greece during the Holocaust period. The attitude of the Italians 1941-1943, D. Carpi (1981); The rescue of Jews in the Italian zone of occupied Croatia, D. Carpi (1977); Victims, perpetrators and bystanders in a German town: the Jews of Osnabruck before, during and after the Third Reich, Panikos Panayi (2003); Daniel Jonah Goldhagen's 'ordinary Germans': a heretic and his critics, Robert E. Herzstein (2002); The isolation of Daniel Goldhagen: a response to Robert Herzstein, Jeffrey Vanke (2002).
