| Genocide and Rescue: The Holocaust in Hungary 1944 Contributor(s): Cesarani, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1859731260 ISBN-13: 9781859731260 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $46.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: Why didn't the Hungarian Jews do more to resist the 'Final Solution'? Why didn't the Allies bomb the gas chambers at Auschwitz? Why did the Allies sabotage schemes to save the Jews? In this provocative book, historians from Hungary, Israel, Britain and the United States examine one of the greatest tragedies of World War II -- the deportation and murder of 435,000 Hungarian Jews during the last months of the war when German military and diplomatic power was on the wane. Could Jews in the West have done more to help, or were they 'prisoners' of civil servants and politicians in Whitehall and the US State Department? Drawing on new sources, leading scholars address these controversial issues and shed new light on a shameful period in history. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 98115343 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.42" W x 8.44" (0.60 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Why didn't the Hungarian Jews do more to resist the 'Final Solution'? Why didn't the Allies bomb the gas chambers at Auschwitz? Why did the Allies sabotage schemes to save the Jews?In this provocative book, historians from Hungary, Israel, Britain and the United States examine one of the greatest tragedies of World War II -- the deportation and murder of 435,000 Hungarian Jews during the last months of the war when German military and diplomatic power was on the wane. Could Jews in the West have done more to help, or were they 'prisoners' of civil servants and politicians in Whitehall and the US State Department? Drawing on new sources, leading scholars address these controversial issues and shed new light on a shameful period in history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cesarani, David: - DAVID CESARANI, OBE was Research Professor in History at Royal Holloway, Univ. of London and the award-winning author of Becoming Eichmann and Major Farran's Hat. He was awarded the OBE for services to Holocaust Education and advising the British government on the establishment of Holocaust Memorial Day. He died in October 2015. |