The Holocaust (Cambridge Perspectives in History)

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The mass murder of European Jews by the Nazis, stands out as one of the most horrific events of the twentieth century.Peter Neville surveys the history of anti-Semitism in Europe and examines the influence of anti-Semitic ideas on the Nazi Party.The author explores the tensions between the extermination programme and the German war economy; the development of the Jewish resistance; and the response of the Allies to the Holocaust.The final chapters consider of the Holocaust denial and assess the legacy of the Holocaust to the modern world.The Holocaust contains a selection of primary and secondary sources.