{"product_id":"the-holocaust-by-doris-l-bergen-9780742557147","title":"The Holocaust","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris Bergen situates \u003cem\u003eThe Holocaust\u003c\/em\u003e in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Unlike many other treatments of the Holocaust, this history traces not only the persecution of the Jews but also other segments of society victimised by the Nazis: Gypsies, homosexuals, Poles, Soviet POWs, the disabled, and other groups deemed undesirable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith clear and eloquent prose, Bergen explores the two interconnected goals that drove the Nazi German program of conquest and genocide—purification of the so-called Aryan race and expansion of its living space—and discusses how these goals affected the course of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding illustrations and firsthand accounts from perpetrators, victims, and eyewitnesses, the book is immediate, human, and eminently readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46850117533932,"sku":"9780742557147","price":73.08,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10014393482452.jpg?v=1759079615","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-holocaust-by-doris-l-bergen-9780742557147","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}