Blatman, Daniel

The Death Marches: The Final Phase of Nazi Genocide

ISBN: 9780674050495
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011. First American Edition. Hardcover. "From January 1945, in the last months of the Third Reich, about 250,000 inmates of concentration camps perished on death marches and in countless incidents of mass slaughter. They were murdered with merciless brutality by their SS guards, by army and police units, and often by gangs of civilians as they passed through German and Austrian towns and villages. Even in the bloody annals of the Nazi regime, this final death blow was unique in character and scope. In this first comprehensive attempt to answer the questions raised by this final murderous rampage, the author draws on the testimonies of victims, perpetrators, and bystanders. Hunting through archives throughout the world, Daniel Blatman sets out to explain- to the extent that is possible- the effort invested by mankind's most lethal regime in liquidating the remnants of the enemies of the "Aryan race" before it abandoned the stage of history." (from front flap) The most thorough & utterly devastating account of the final chapter of the "Final Solution" - the Nazi-led genocide of the Jewish people during World War II known as the Holocaust. The author, Daniel Blatman, is an acclaimed & prolific Israeli scholar & academician. First published in France in 2009, this is the first American edition of 2011, first printing as indicated by "2010015234' stated on copyright page. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. Translated from the Hebrew into English by Chaya Galai, with a section of horrendous captioned photographs & maps. From the collection of George V. Buehler (1933-2020), who was a prominent real estate developer & collector in Massachusetts & Arizona. We have retained, between blank rear endpaper & paste-down, several printed-out documents relating to Buehler's purchase of this item in early 2011, & his further research on the volume in 2012-2015. An essential & necessary work of Holocaust scholarship; a most important historical collectible with distinguished provenance. Book in very fine condition, substantially mint inside & out. Dust jacket very fine with only very slight rubbing to front, back covers & spine; a few tiny bumps at edges & corners of same. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #4871]

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