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. Friedlander 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.
'Expressive and forceful; it's difficult to imagine a more comprehensive book about the Holocaust than this' (SUNDAY BUSINESS POST, UK)
Author Biography
Saul Friedlander was born in Prague in 1932. He fled to France, where he survived the war in hiding. He is currently Professor of History at UCLA and emeritus professor at Tel Aviv University. He lives in Los Angeles.
