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Book Information

Publisher
Pantheon
Published
1984-10-12
Pages
444 pages
Language
英語
Size
23.62 x 16.26 x 4.32 cm
ISBN-13
9780394428130
ISBN-10
0394428137
Price
9911 JPY
Category
洋書/History/World/Jewish/Holocaust

Offers a comprehensive account of the failure of American society and government to extend even minimum assistance to the Jews of Nazi-dominated Europe

Reviews

  • All good

    Really good and detailed history of the subject. Also delivered on time and condition ad stated..

  • A must read for many

    Detailed, accurate job. Very interesting and eye opener. Reveals lies and fake facts. Many people should read it.

  • AWESOME

    AWESOME

  • Reasonably priced and fast delivery.

    Exactly as expected,

  • Compelling, Comprehensive, and Disturbing

    Without getting into the entire synopsis of the story, Wymann's book, somewhat monumental on the subject, is not only disturbing and perhaps even depressing, but well researched and well written. At least for me, the perk of this book is that it escapes the sometimes classical book: simply rushing in one subject. Wymann may have just wrote 400+ pages all looming with the message "the Allies abandoned the Jews". This would not be very informative. But the author evades drilling one point over and over. He visits several different scenarios - for example, there is large coverage of the immigration restrictions; and there's a part about the Allies' evasiveness in backing plans, sometimes the part of only a few individuals, such as State Department heads and etc. And of course there's the discussion of the plans to the trains to Auschwitz, etc. In all, it is a voluminous work. Though the subject has hardly faded since the 1980s when the books was written, this book is certainly a significant, if not a basic, source on that subject. If readers are interested further, Martin Gilbert has also written a book on the subject which is equal in quality to Wymann's book, if not better: Auschwitz & the Allies . While Wymann brings much study on the pre-war immigration restrictions and refusal of refuge to Jews, Gilbert focuses mainly on the Allies' knowledge of, and reaction to, the Holocaust.

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