This groundbreaking international bestseller lays to rest many myths about the Holocaust: that Germans were ignorant of the mass destruction of Jews; that the killers were all SS men; and that those who slaughtered Jews did so reluctantly. Hitler's Willing Executioners provides conclusive evidence that the extermination of European Jewry engaged the energies and enthusiasm of tens of thousands of ordinary Germans. Goldhagen reconstructs the climate of "eliminationist anti-Semitism" that made Hitler's pursuit of his genocidal goals possible and the radical persecution of the Jews during the 1930s popular. Drawing on a wealth of unused archival materials; principally the testimony of the killers themselves; Goldhagen takes us into the killing fields where Germans voluntarily hunted Jews like animals; tortured them wantonly; and then posed cheerfully for snapshots with their victims. From mobile killing units; to the camps; to the death marches; Goldhagen shows how ordinary Germans; nurtured in a society where Jews were seen as unalterable evil and dangerous; willingly followed their beliefs to their logical conclusion."Hitler's Willing Executioner's is an original; indeed brilliant contribution to the...literature on the Holocaust."--New York Review of Books"The most important book ever published about the Holocaust...Eloquently written; meticulously documented; impassioned...A model of moral and scholarly integrity."--Philadelphia Inquirer
#1047386 in Books Vintage 1993-11-02 1993-11-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.99 x 2.23 x 5.22l; #File Name: 06797453001072 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An excellent depiction of the struggle of jews to find peace and prosperity.By Duo CyclerHoward Sachar hasn't missed a beat in his excellent book. He has captured the struggle of a persecuted people to adapt and find a home in one of the few places in world where they would find freedom and fulfillment. He tells all; the good and the bad. People who have made America the great place it is as will as those who were involved in the darker side of life.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Joel dex goorthank you0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. History alive.By heavensloveTrying to learn about early Jew to America. My mothers family cane early to America and I have found that her family name maybe Jewish.
