The Red Cross and the Holocaust

Klappentext A startling new assessment of the role of the Red Cross in the Holocaust. Zusammenfassung What could the Red Cross have done for the victims of the Holocaust! and what should it have done? Jean-Claude Favez tackles these questions using his unrivalled access to the Red Cross archives! previously closed to the public. His book will be compelling reading for anyone interested in the Holocaust. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. The Background: 1. The Red Cross, political prisoners and racial persecution before 1939; 2. Secrecy, rumour, information; 3. The door that stayed shut; 4. Ways and means; Part II. The ICRC and Political and Racial Persecution in Hitler's Europe: 5. The occupied countries; 6. The satellites; 7. The Axis allies; Part III. Another Turn of the Screw: 8. The drama of retreat, persecution and action played out in Hungary; 9. Aid and protection on the eve of liberation; 10. Conclusion.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jean-Claude Favez
• Con la collaborazione di: Beryl Fletcher (Traduzione), John Fletcher (Traduzione)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.10.1999
• EAN: 9780521415873
• ISBN: 978-0-521-41587-3
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 235 mm x 27 mm
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia