The Holocaust
2 total works
This book looks at the history of European anti-semitism and how this was exploited by the Nazis - leading to a systematic programme of persecution and ultimately the Final Solution. It discusses the myriad and complex causes of the holocaust, posing question such as: Was it driven by ancient racial prejudice or by the political and economic trauma Germany suffered after the First World War? Were the German people peculiarly susceptible to fascism? and, How important was the Allies' reluctance to intervene on behalf of the Jews?
This title tells the story of the Jews and other people who resisted the Nazis' attempts to carry out genocide. From individual acts of heroism, such as Oscar Schindler's attempts to liberate Jews from the death camps, to groups who organised uprisings in ghettos and prison camps, this book looks at the different methods of survival and resistance.