| The Good Old Days - The Holocaust as Seen by Its Perpetrators and Bystanders
(1996)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Sources; World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, German |
| Publication Date |
3/1/1996 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.1
x
6.1
mm)
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| Publisher |
William S. Konecky Associates |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Description |
| One of the most painfully riveting books of our time. A first hand account of the greatest mass murder in history as told by the active and passive participants in genocide. What is different about this book is that it contains carefully compiled letters, journal entries and voluminous correspondence that prove beyond doubt that more members of the German population than ever before admitted to, knew about the Holocaust while it was happening. |
| Personal Details |
| Store |
Black & Read |
| Purchase Price |
$6.50 |
| Acquire Date |
10/16/2010 |
| Condition |
Very Good/Very Good |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
D804.3 .S3613 1991 |
| Dewey |
940.53/18 |
| ISBN |
9781568521336 |
| No. of Pages |
336 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
Very difficult read; very brutal. Comprised primarily of diary entries and courtroom testimony, it's not visceral like many of the personal memoirs I've read from WWII but its brutality comes from the matter-of-fact presentation.
I've read many personal accounts of German soldiers in WWII. None of them admit to taking part in any atrocities. In fact, none will admit they ever witnessed any. I believe that's possible, but that none saw any always made me suspicious. This book solidifies that suspicion. Here we learn, among other things, how widely known these atrocities were. We are also presented testimony that any Nazi who didn't want to participate could simply ask not to and it wouldn't hurt their careers.
The scope of the book covers the initial civilian actions against Jews immediately after the German occupation of the Baltic states (public beatings where mothers held small children high so they could get a better view) to the mass executions (like Babi Yar) ultimately to the death camps of Belzec and Auschwitz.
Not for the squeamish. |
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