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The Origins of the Final Solution: The Evolution of Nazi Jewish Policy September 1939-March 1942 (Hardcover)

by Christopher R. Browning (Author) "In a brief two years between the autumn of 1939 and the autumn of 1941, Nazi Jewish policy escalated rapidly from the prewar policy of..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 644 pages
  • Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd (6 May 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0434012270
  • ISBN-13: 978-0434012275
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 5.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 470,262 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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By the author of the acclaimed and ground-breaking Ordinary Men, The Origins of the Final Solution is the most detailed, careful, and comprehensive analysis to date of the descent of the Nazi persecution of the Jews into mass murder. Arguing that genocide was not a preconceived plan but rather a discovered possibility, Christopher Browning explains how the decision to murder the Jews en masse emerged in stages and by a process of elimination that gradually foreclosed plans for their expulsion from Europe. Only in the interval between late September and late October 1941 did the desire to 'remove' the Jews intersect with the discovery of acceptable means of killing them on a large scale and with the euphoria of expected victory in Russia, all of which followed on from two years of 'race war' and 'racial imperialism' in eastern Europe that prepared 'ordinary Germans' for this fateful task. Thoroughly researched and lucidly presented, this book is a groundbreaking work in the history of the Holocaust, one that will undoubtedly be studied for decades to come.


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'This is a book of exceptional quality... The work of a historian at the peak of his powers, a magisterial study, a profound analysis of how the darkest chapter in human history could come about.' Ian Kershaw, bestselling author of Hitler --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A revelation!, 23 Feb 2006
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This book is a revelation. It tackles the issue of whether the Holocaust was planned from the first or whether it evolved due to circumstance. It does this through a meticulous process of narration of events from 1939 to 1942. This step by step approach can appear laborious at first but it has the effect of stopping preconceptions and making the reader understand the prevailing attitudes of the time. Browning quite cleverly takes the reader on a journey from exclusion to expulsion to concentration to extermination. It is very logical and very convincing. Highly recommended.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, 14 Jul 2008
By Rabbit (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews
The popular perception of Hitler is that "he made the trains run on time", and that the Holocaust was meticulously planned from the early days of Nazi power.

This book shows how nothing could be further from the truth. Browning's compelling theory is that Nazi Germany was a "polycracy", where vague directives and pronouncements from Hitler were enthusiastically developed and "ratcheted up" by subordinates and the bureaucracy.

Thus the institutionalised mass slaughter of the Jews developed from Nazi frustration at the failure of various deportation initiatives from 1939-41, and the new possibilities opened up by the Einsatzgruppen in the USSR from June 1941.

There is a massive amount of detail, but the book is extremely readable for the layperson. Highly recommended.
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