The Destruction of the European Jews (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300095579)

The Destruction of the European Jews is widely considered the landmark study of the Holocaust. First published in 1961, Raul Hilberg's comprehensive account of how Germany annihilated the Jewish community of Europe spurred discussion, galvanized further research, and shaped the entire field of Holocaust studies. This revised and expanded edition of Hilberg's classic work extends the scope of his study and includes 80,000 words of new material, particularly from recently opened archives in eastern Europe, added over a lifetime of research. It is the work of a scholar who has devoted more than fifty years to exploring and analyzing the realities of the Holocaust.

Spanning the twelve-year period of anti-Jewish actions from 1933 to 1945, Hilberg's study encompasses Germany and all the territories under German rule or influence. Its principal focus is on the large number of perpetrators--civil servants, military personnel, Nazi party functionaries, SS men, and representatives of private enterprises--in the machinery of death.


Author: Raul Hilberg
ISBN-10: 0300095570
ISBN-13: 9780300095579
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/11/2003
Pages: 1426
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 5.31lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.50w x 3.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2004 pg. 982
New York Review of Books 09/30/2010 pg. 76