The Dark Heart of Hitler's Europe: Nazi Rule in Poland Under the General Government

ISBN-13: 9781780764771 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 320 str.

Martin Winstone

Opis

After the German and Soviet attack on Poland in 1939, vast swathes of Polish territory, including Warsaw and Krakow, fell under Nazi occupation in an administration which became known as the 'General Government'. The region was not directly incorporated into the Reich but was ruled by a German regime, headed by the brutal and corrupt Governor General Hans Frank. This was indeed the dark heart of Hitler's empire. As the principal 'racial laboratory' of the Third Reich, it was the site of Aktion Reinhard, the largest killing operation of the Holocaust, and of a campaign of terror and ethnic cleansing against Poles which was intended to be a template for the rest of eastern Europe. This book provides a thorough history of the General Government and the experiences of the Poles, Jews and others trapped in its clutches. Employing previously underused sources, Martin Winstone provides a unique insight into the occupation regime which dominated much of Poland during World War II.

Recenzje

A perceptive account of one of the darkest periods in human history... this book deserves a wide readership, and should be considered vital in shaping our understanding of the brutal realities of Nazi ideology and the unrelenting horror of the Holocaust. Jonathan Eaton Military History

Spis treści

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsNotes on place names and sourcesIntroduction: 'The Wild East'1. 'The Devil's Work': Origins2. 'Gangster Gau': The regime3. 'Gentlemen, we are not murderers': Early measures4. 'Something big is coming': Barbarossa5. 'The second war': Everyday life6. 'That accursed year': Aktion Reinhard7. 'The crying of the children': Ethnic cleansing8. 'the blood of fighting Poland': Resistance9. 'Herr Roosevelt's list': CollapseEpilogue: 'A study of human madness'NotesBibliographyIndex

O autorze

Martin Winstone is Senior Historical Advisor to the Holocaust Educational Trust and Project Historian for the UK Holocaust Memorial. He is the author of The Dark Heart of Hitler's Europe (2014).