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An acclaimed history of the Holocaust

About the Author

Arno Mayer is Professor Emeritus of European History at Princeton University. His books include The Furies: Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions, The Persistence of the Old Regime: Europe to the Great War, and Why Did the Heavens Not Darken? The 'Final Solution' in History.

Reviews

As fresh, challenging and thought-provoking in its conceptualization as it is thoroughly researched and brilliantly, stylishly and above all sensitively written ... a masterly study.
*The Nation*

A fascinating account of one of the most important chapters in human history.
*Los Angeles Times Book Review*

Brilliant ... absolutely first-rate ... compelling reading.
*National Review*