The Holocaust

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The Holocaust, the mass murder of European Jews by the Nazis, stands out as one of the most horrific events of the twentieth century. This book presents an authoritative and lucid study of the main aspects of the Holocaust. In concise chapters, Peter Neville surveys the history of anti-Semitism in Europe and examines the influence of anti-Semitic ideas on Hitler and the Nazi Party. Drawing on recent research, the author explores and examines a number of issues including the tensions between the extermination programme and the German war economy; the development and effectiveness of the Jewish resistance; and the response of the Allies to the Holocaust. The final chapters consider the issue of the Holocaust denial and assess the legacy of the Holocaust to the modern world. The Holocaust contains a selection of primary and secondary sources.