(Haim Bresheeth, Stuart Hood and Litza Jansz )
Provides forthright yet unorthodox graphic insight into a most terrible piece of history.
Superbly illustrated throughout.
Given the enormous amount of evidence and that the events are historically recent, it is incredible that there are people who doubt that the Holocaust took place. Thousands of German, Austrian, Hungarian, Romanian, Italian and other Nazi satellite troops were eyewitnesses to the roundup and slaughter. Although millions died, thousands survived the camps and their stories are identical in all the essential details. Finally, there is the complete absence of so many people of the particular ethnic and racial groups that were to be exterminated.
The only way this movement to cast doubt on the Holocaust can be fought is to make sure that it is never forgotten. To do that, every person must be educated as much as possible about the mechanized killing that took place in Europe in World War II. This book is an excellent introduction to this difficult topic; in a combination of facts and basic conclusions, the authors set down the events in detail. Some of the failures of the opponents of Germany to provide refuge to the Jewish refugees are also examined. Most of the excuses put forward to justify denying the refugees' asylum will forever be a black mark on many countries. Concerted action by other nations to simply accept them would have done a great deal to prevent the wholesale murder. Furthermore, the additional wealth and talent the refugees would have provided would have strengthened the Allied cause when the war came. Ironically, there is a great deal of evidence to indicate that Hitler and the Nazis would have preferred that solution.
The authors also spend some time on explanations of how a people could have been systematically killed by civilized people. Unfortunately as they point out, the Holocaust was an aberration only in terms of the numbers and methods, it was a continuation of a centuries old policy. They close the book with a mention of the nation of Israel and why, in the minds of Jews, it must exist and be unconditionally supported. It is an important section, as it helps explain the rigidity of positions in the ongoing Arab-Palestinian conflict.
Condition: slight crease on cover (pictured) otherwise excellent.
