Adolf Eichmann was at the centre of the Nazi genocide against the Jews of
Europe between 1941 and 1945. This book shows how Eichmann became the Nazi
Security Service's 'expert' on Jewish matters and reveals his initially cordial
working relationship with Zionist Jews in Germany, despite his intense
anti-Semitism.Adolf Eichmann was at the centre of the Nazi genocide against the Jews of
Europe between 1941 and 1945. He was directly responsible for transporting over
2 million Jews to their deaths in Auschwitz-Birkenau and other death camps. Yet
he was an obscure figure until his sensational capture by the Israeli Secret
Service in Argentina in 1960 and his subsequent trial in Jerusalem. This study
is the first account of Eichmann's life to appear since the aftermath of his
trial. It is a ground breaking biography of one of the most fascinating of the
Nazi leaders. Drawing on recently unearthed documents, David Cesarani shows how
Eichmann became the Nazi Security Service's 'expert' on Jewish matters and
reveals his initially cordial working relationship with Zionist Jews in
Germany, despite his intense anti-Semitism. He explains how new research
demonstrates that the massive ethnic cleansing Eichmann conducted in Poland in
1939-40 was the crucial bridge to his role in the deportation of the Jews.; And Cesarani argues controversially that Eichmann was not necessarily
predisposed to mass murder, exploring the remarkable, largely unknown period in
Eichmann's career when he learned how to become a perpetrator of genocide.
