S alibi of a nation and the final solution, attest to the authors very thorough knowledge of what the germans were doing and thinking during the war. Raul hilberg june 2, 1926 august 4, 2007 was an austrianborn jewishamerican political scientist and historian. Jeanclaude pressacs revised figure, put forth in his 1993 book, the crematoria of auschwitz. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one. This book is a cased edition of the final solution previously published by spere books, ltd.
Attempt to exterminate jews of europe, 19391945 by gerald reitlinger. The title refers to the nazi euphemism for destruction, endlosung. Dividing many of his chapters into one slow year at a time, cesarani achieves a sense of profound claustrophobia by tracing the extreme difficulty of hiding without being caught, blackmailed, denounced and handed over to the germans in most of occupied eastern europe. Alibi of a nation and the final solution, both of which achieved large sales. During the 1950s he wrote two books about the holocaust. Warsaw ghetto uprising myths polishjewish relations. Gerald reitlinger 19001978 wrote three books on nazi germany, including the final solution and the house built on sand. The museums collections document the fate of holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. The book was published in england in 1952 and, again, the american publisher. The final solution by reitlinger and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Alibi of a nation, and between 19611970 he published the economics of taste in three volumes. The jews either did no work or their work was unnecessary or pernicious, and besides they were not numerous enough to matter, for even in 1933 the jews had furnished less than one per cent of the population of germany and two per cent of austria and. Available in the national library of australia collection. Over 14 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
The attempt to exterminate the jews of europe 19391945, london. Alibi of a nation, 19221945 book by gerald reitlinger. The final solution by reitlinger, gerald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In 1989 the germans entered eastern europe, bringing with them the castiron theory that no country could be harmed by the loss of its jews. Reconstructing an event which most students of society and history prefer to repress, he demonstrated much perseverance and produced what is. Reitlingers book is, therefore, a pioneering enterprise. Pdf download auschwitz the nazis the final solution free. Gerald reitlinger project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Alibi of a nation, 19221945, and the final solution. The attempt to exterminate the jews of europe, 19391945. Alibi of a nation 1956, and between 19611970 he published the economics of taste in three volumes. The final solution 9780722172612 by g reitlinger and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Appendices detail reitlinger s estimates of the final death toll although some of reitlinger s figures are considered overly conservative today and describe the fate of leading participants in the final solution. Between the years of 1939 and 1945, the nazi government embarked on a crusade to rid the world of an entire race. The author spent almost four years in collecting an immense amount of material, particularly the rich. The attempt to exterminate the jews of europe, 19391945 gerald reitlinger snippet view 1953. Reitlingers major works were the final solution, the ss. Dictionary of art historians dictionary of art historians the final solution. Grossman was active in the days of the weimar republic as secretary general of the german league for human rights. The book was published in england in 1952 and, again, the american publisher was a small house, the beechhurst press.
The attempt to exterminate the jews of europe, 19391945 reitlinger, gerald. Reitlingers major works were the final solution 1953, the ss. Gerald reitlinger 19001978 was an art historian and author of several books on the nazi period, and served in the british army. He was widely considered to be the worlds preeminent scholar of the holocaust, and his threevolume, 1,273page magnum opus, the destruction of the european jews, is regarded as a seminal study of the nazi final solution. Alibi of a nation, by gerald reitlinger by dennis h. Reitlinger, who wrote the final solution, writes here in a very mixed genre but his book is as fascinating as it is meticulous, and as perceptive as it is horrifying. The mass murders machinery, scaling down his earlier claim of 1,000,000 dead. Reitlingers history of the ss is thorough and authoritative but it is also a fullscale attack upon a popular fraud and it is especially a piece of brilliant political analysis. See all books authored by gerald reitlinger, including the ss.
The attempt to exterminate the jews of europe, 19391945 gerald. The book traces the beginnings of the holocaust and the nazi pogroms against the jewsthe nuremburg laws, the week of broken glass, the ghettos and deportationsto the extermination camps. Attempt to exterminate jews of europe, 19391945 by gerald reitlinger hardcover excellent condition. Few writers have made fuller use of these materials than the british scholar gerald reitlinger, who in his previous book, the final solution 1 carefully reconstructed the exact sequence of events from the first nuremberg laws to the mass shootings on the eastern front and the gas chambers and crematoria of auschwitz. The story of that movement and its military force led by the remarkable general vlasov is one of the more obscure but fascinating chapters of world war ii.
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Jan 17, 2020 final solution is not an account that will find favor in the new eastern europe. We have since uncovered the notes of that speech from hymen hoth as well as franz halder. I felt strange when i was deciding how to rate this book. The attempt to exterminate the jews of europe, 19391945 gerald reitlinger jason aronson, 1987 holocaust, jewish 19391945 622 pages. Appendices detail reitlingers estimates of the final death toll although some of reitlingers figures are considered overly conservative today and describe the fate of leading participants in the final solution. Buy the final solution by gerald reitlinger, reitlinger online at alibris. Attempt to exterminate the jews of europe, 193945 07jul1977 by gerald reitlinger. The reason for this feeling is an anomaly based on human decorum and decency. After world war ii he wrote three large books about nazi germany. In 1960, reitlinger published the first volume of his examination of the art market in eighteenth century france, the economics of taste. The final solution paperback january 1, 1971 by g reitlinger author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Reported by gerald reitlinger in his book, the final solution. The final solution by gerald reitlinger open library.
Download auschwitz the nazis the final solution in pdf and epub formats for free. He turned to writing about nazi germany and issues of the holocost, beginning with the final solution in 1953 and the ss. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the shapell center. The attempt to exterminate the jews of europe, 19391945, and more on. The book traces the beginnings of the holocaust and the nazi pogroms against the jewsthe nuremburg laws, the week of broken glass, the ghettos and. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The final solution gerald reitlinger national library of. Gerald roberts reitlinger was an art historian, especially of asian ceramics, and a scholar of historical changes in taste in art and their reflection in art prices.
The final solution, first published in 1953, is an authoritative account of the nazis systematic plan to exterminate jews and other groups in the 1930s until the end of world war ii in 1945. Reitlinger falsly speculates that the marsh 30th 1941 speech on the eve of barbarossa mentioned the extermination of jews. Gerald reitlinger books list of books by author gerald. He was also a painter and collector, mainly of pottery. The final solution hardcover january 1, 1961 by reitlinger author see all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Auschwitz the nazis the final solution book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. A similar experience befell the only book to attempt a comprehensive account of the jewish tragedy, gerald reitlingers the final solution. Final solution is not an account that will find favor in the new eastern europe. The final solution by gerald reitlinger, reitlinger alibris.