TY - BOOK AU - GILBERT Martin TI - The holocaust: the Jewish tragedy SN - 0006371949 (pbk.) PY - 1987/// CY - London PB - Fontana Press KW - SECOND WORLD WAR KW - HOLOCAUST KW - ADOLF HITLER KW - NAZI KW - WAR CRIME TRIALS KW - ANTI-SEMITISM KW - "FINAL SOLUTION" KW - JEWS N2 - This sweeping narrative begins with an in-depth historical analysis of the origins of anti-Semitism in Europe, and tracks the systematic brutality of Hitler’s “Final Solution” in unflinching detail. It brings to light new source materials documenting Mengele’s diabolical concentration camp experiments and documents the activities of Himmler, Eichmann, and other Nazi leaders. It also demonstrates comprehensive evidence of Jewish resistance and the heroic efforts of Gentiles to aid and shelter Jews and others targeted for extermination, even at the risk of their own lives ER -