All or Nothing: The Axis and the Holocaust 1941-43 / Edition 2

by Jonathan Steinberg

Overview

German and Italian fascist armies in the Second World War treated the Jews quite differently. Jews who fell into the hands of the German army ended up in concentration camps; none of those taken by the Italians suffered the same fate. Yet the protectors of the Jews were no philo-Semites, nor were they (often) great respecters of human life. Some of those same officers had sanctioned savage atrocities against Ethiopians and Arabs in the years before the war. Jonathan Steinberg uses this remarkable and poignant story to unravel the motives and forces underpinning both Fascism and Nazism. As a renowned historian of both Germany and Italy, he is uniquely placed to answer the underlying question; why?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415290692
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/24/2002
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

The Problem Part I The Events; PHASE ONE UNSYSTEMATIC MURDER: WAR IN THE BALKANS APRIL 1941 TO JUNE 1942; PHASE TWO SYSTEMATIC MURDER: THE ITALIANS OBSTRUCT THE FINAL SOLUTION JUNE 1942 TO NOVEMBER 1942; PHASE THREE THE NET WIDENS: THE ITALIANS DEFEND; JEWS IN GREECE AND FRANCE NOVEMBER 1942 TO JULY 1943; THE LAST ACT THE FALL OF FASCISM TO THE ARMISITCE 25 JULY 1943 TO 8 SEPTEMBER 1943 Part II Explanations 1 THE MATRIX OF VIRTUE AND VICE 2 TWO TYPES OF CHARISMA 3 THE TWO ARMIES 4 GERMANS, ITALIANS AND JEWS

Editorial Reviews

‘... a book which deserves the widest readership possible.' - British Jrnl of Holocaust Education

‘Dr Steinberg has an important and extraordinary story to tell and he does so with power and clarity. (His) discussion has opened a Pandora's box and his explanations point the way to a much longer quest ... provides strong, almost unreadable evidence for an indictment of the Wehrmacht and their part in these terrible crimes against individuals whom they no longer saw as human beings.' - Financial Times

‘The value of Steinberg's book lies in its close examination of what happened in those bad years. And its documentation. - Independent

‘... a riveting account of the ways in which the Italians looked after the Jews who came under their occupation, whether Italian or not'. - Jewish Chronicle

‘...Steinberg's book is a noble enterprise, bold in conception and suffused with warm human feeling.' - H. Stuart Hughes, London Review of Books

‘Closely researched examination of the Italian people's refusal to comply with Hitler's plans for the Holocaust.' - The Independent

‘... a fine book [on] one of the most compelling but least explained chapters in the history of the Holocaust ... marked by careful research and thoughtful analysis' - Times Literary Supplement

‘This renowned historian is surely the person best fitted to unravel the great mystery' - Centrepiece

‘It is an admirable story, accurately told.' - New Statesman

‘Mr Steinberg ... has produced a riveting study of the extent of human responsibility in wartime.' - Birmingham Post

‘... a fine book [on] one of the most compelling but least explained chapters in the history of the Holocaust ... marked by careful research and thoughtful analysis' - Times Literary Supplement

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