Hitler's Willing Executioners by Daniel Goldhagen - ISBN: 9780349107868
Paperback
Ordinary Germans willingly, zealously murdered Jews driven by deep antisemitism.

Hitler's Willing Executioners

Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust

$41.60

  • Paperback

    656 pages

  • Release Date

    2 June 1997

Check Delivery Options

Summary

Daniel Goldhagen re-visits a question which history has treated as settled, and his research leads him to the inescapable conclusion that none of the answers holds true. That question is: How could the Holocaust happen? His response is an exploration of German society and its ingrained anti-semitism that demands a fundamental revision of our thinking about the years 1933-1945. The author marshals fresh, primary evidence - including extensive testimony from the actual perpetrators - to show th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349107868
ISBN-10:0349107866
Author:Daniel Goldhagen
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:656
Release Date:2 June 1997
Weight:522g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 42mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

** ‘A monumental achievement. - SUNDAY TIMES

** ‘Powerful and well-researched… this book stimulates thought… It is a serious book written by a gifted scholar. - TLS

** ‘As stomach churning in its grueseome detail as it is mind-blowing for its radical fa?ade stripping of one of the ghastliest episodes of human history. - DAILY MAIL

** ‘There is enough material here to disturb the human race to the end of time. - ROBERT KEE

About The Author

Daniel Goldhagen

Daniel Goldhagen is Associate Professor of Government and Social Studies at Harvard University. His doctoral dissertation, which is the basis for this book, won the Gabriel A. Almond Award for the best dissertation in the field of comparative politics.

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.