1st Edition

The Myth of Rescue Why the Democracies Could Not Have Saved More Jews from the Nazis

By W.D. Rubinstein Copyright 1997
300 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

It has long been argued that the Allies did little or nothing to rescue Europe's Jews. Arguing that this has been consistently misinterpreted, The Myth of Rescue states that few Jews who perished could have been saved by any action of the Allies. In his new introduction to the paperback edition, Willliam Rubinstein responds to the controversy caused by his challenging views, and considers... Read more
INTRODUCTION 1 THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF RESCUE 2 THE MYTH OF CLOSED DOORS, 1933–9 3 THE MYTH OF PLANS FOR RESCUE 4 THE MYTH OF BOMBING AUSCHWITZ 5 THE MYTH OF THE WAR REFUGEE BOARD 6 THE MYTH OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE NAZIS 7 THE MYTH OF RESCUE

Biography

William D.Rubinstein

'Rubinstein, laying about him with a keen eye for vulnerable spots, has written a very good book.' - Norman Stone, The Guardian