Reviews
[Holocaust: The Nazi persecution and murder of the Jews] must surely be the most thorough and reliable account of Nazi policy... Carefully written, scholarly, and measured in tone, it deserves to be in the library of everyone interested in the history of the greatest genocide in history., Longerich has reconstructed and imposed as much narrative order as possible on a tangle of political, military, and administrative processes., "A milestone in holocaust scholarship."--Christopher Browning, author of Origins of the Final Solution"Superb, perhaps the best overview there is." --Mark Roseman, author of The Villa, the Lake, the Meeting"A formidable work of scholarship...the most authoritative account of the Holocaust that we have."--Jeremy Noakes, editor of Nazism 1919-1945. Vol 4 The German Home Front in World War II"Skeptics who maintain that there is little left of value to learn about the Holocaust should read this superb and provocative work originally published in German in 1998. Now revised and published in English for the first time, it offers relatively new data as well as a convincing thesis regarding the genesis and execution of systematic genocide. Longerich rejects the assertions of so-called 'structuralists' who view the 'Final Solution' as a byproduct of war, which implies that anti-Jewish policies simply "got out of control" under wartime stress. Rather, extermination of Jews was the logical result of the virulent race hatred of the Nazis. This is a vital addition to the field of Holocaust studies."--Booklist Starred Review, Meticulous...magisterial....Longerich's monumental work will hereafter be referred to as the classic text to study., "This wide-ranging, comprehensive analysis of the Holocaust from origins to consequences promises to set a new standard for Holocaust studies."--Shofar "A milestone in holocaust scholarship."--Christopher Browning, author ofOrigins of the Final Solution "Superb, perhaps the best overview there is." --Mark Roseman, author ofThe Villa, the Lake, the Meeting "A formidable work of scholarship...the most authoritative account of the Holocaust that we have."--Jeremy Noakes, editor ofNazism 1919-1945. Vol 4 The German Home Front in World War II "Skeptics who maintain that there is little left of value to learn about the Holocaust should read this superb and provocative work originally published in German in 1998. Now revised and published in English for the first time, it offers relatively new data as well as a convincing thesis regarding the genesis and execution of systematic genocide. Longerich rejects the assertions of so-called 'structuralists' who view the 'Final Solution' as a byproduct of war, which implies that anti-Jewish policies simply "got out of control" under wartime stress. Rather, extermination of Jews was the logical result of the virulent race hatred of the Nazis. This is a vital addition to the field of Holocaust studies."--BooklistStarred Review, A profound study... it supplies the best account we have of the relationship between anti-Semitism and mass murder, and conveys a melancholy plausibility., "A milestone in holocaust scholarship." --Christopher Browning, author of Origins of the Final Solution "Superb, perhaps the best overview there is." --Mark Roseman, author of The villa, the Lake, the Meeting "A formidable work of scholarship...the most authoritative account of the Holocaust that we have." --Jeremy Noakes, editor of Nazism 1919-1945. Vol 4 The German Home Front in World War II "A milestone in holocaust scholarship." --Christopher Browning, author of Origins of the Final Solution "Superb, perhaps the best overview there is." --Mark Roseman, author of The villa, the Lake, the Meeting "A formidable work of scholarship...the most authoritative account of the Holocaust that we have." --Jeremy Noakes, editor of Nazism 1919-1945. Vol 4 The German Home Front in World War II "Skeptics who maintain that there is little left of value to learn about the Holocaust should read this superb and provocative work originally published in German in 1998. Now revised and published in English for the first time, it offers relatively new data as well as a convincing thesis regarding the genesis and execution of systematic genocide. Longerich rejects the assertions of so-called 'structuralists' who view the 'Final Solution' as a byproduct of war, which implies that anti-Jewish policies simply "got out of control" under wartime stress. Rather, extermination of Jews was the logical result of the virulent race hatred of the Nazis. This is a vital addition to the field of Holocaust studies."-- Booklist Starred Review, "A milestone in holocaust scholarship."--Christopher Browning, author ofOrigins of the Final Solution "Superb, perhaps the best overview there is." --Mark Roseman, author ofThe Villa, the Lake, the Meeting "A formidable work of scholarship...the most authoritative account of the Holocaust that we have."--Jeremy Noakes, editor ofNazism 1919-1945. Vol 4 The German Home Front in World War II "Skeptics who maintain that there is little left of value to learn about the Holocaust should read this superb and provocative work originally published in German in 1998. Now revised and published in English for the first time, it offers relatively new data as well as a convincing thesis regarding the genesis and execution of systematic genocide. Longerich rejects the assertions of so-called 'structuralists' who view the 'Final Solution' as a byproduct of war, which implies that anti-Jewish policies simply "got out of control" under wartime stress. Rather, extermination of Jews was the logical result of the virulent race hatred of the Nazis. This is a vital addition to the field of Holocaust studies."--BooklistStarred Review, "This wide-ranging, comprehensive analysis of the Holocaust from origins to consequences promises to set a new standard for Holocaust studies."--Shofar "A milestone in holocaust scholarship."--Christopher Browning, author of Origins of the Final Solution "Superb, perhaps the best overview there is." --Mark Roseman, author of The Villa, the Lake, the Meeting "A formidable work of scholarship...the most authoritative account of the Holocaust that we have."--Jeremy Noakes, editor of Nazism 1919-1945. Vol 4 The German Home Front in World War II "Skeptics who maintain that there is little left of value to learn about the Holocaust should read this superb and provocative work originally published in German in 1998. Now revised and published in English for the first time, it offers relatively new data as well as a convincing thesis regarding the genesis and execution of systematic genocide. Longerich rejects the assertions of so-called 'structuralists' who view the 'Final Solution' as a byproduct of war, which implies that anti-Jewish policies simply "got out of control" under wartime stress. Rather, extermination of Jews was the logical result of the virulent race hatred of the Nazis. This is a vital addition to the field of Holocaust studies."--Booklist Starred Review, 'Skeptics who maintain there is little of value left to learn about the Holocaust should read this superb and provocative work...A vital addition to the field of Holocaust studies.'Booklist'Peter Longerich's book has long been recognised as invaluable in understanding how Nazi persecution of Jews escalated into the politics of total genocide. It is splendid that this important book will now be accessible in an English edition. 'Ian Kershaw'Compelling'James Srodes, The Washington Times'Given the sheer quantity and diversity of the historical evidence, and the vast accumulation of scholarship, one of the great accomplishments in "Holocaust " is its clarity and accessibility... Longerich's study surely belongs on any short list of essential books about the Shoah. 'Jonathan Kirsch, The Jewish Journal, Carefully written, scholarly, and measured in tone, it deserves to be in the library of everyone interested in the history., "A milestone in holocaust scholarship." --Christopher Browning, author of Origins of the Final Solution "Superb, perhaps the best overview there is." --Mark Roseman, author of The villa, the Lake, the Meeting "A formidable work of scholarship...the most authoritative account of the Holocaust that we have." --Jeremy Noakes, editor of Nazism 1919-1945. Vol 4 The German Home Front in World War II, "A milestone in holocaust scholarship." --Christopher Browning, author of Origins of the Final Solution"Superb, perhaps the best overview there is." --Mark Roseman, author of The villa, the Lake, the Meeting"A formidable work of scholarship...the most authoritative account of the Holocaust that we have." --Jeremy Noakes, editor of Nazism 1919-1945. Vol 4 The German Home Front in World War II"Skeptics who maintain that there is little left of value to learn about the Holocaust should read this superb and provocative work originally published in German in 1998. Now revised and published in English for the first time, it offers relatively new data as well as a convincing thesis regarding the genesis and execution of systematic genocide. Longerich rejects the assertions of so-called 'structuralists' who view the 'Final Solution' as a byproduct of war, which implies that anti-Jewish policies simply "got out of control" under wartime stress. Rather, extermination of Jews was the logical result of the virulent race hatred of the Nazis. This is a vital addition to the field of Holocaust studies."-- Booklist Starred Review
