Kristallnacht : Prelude to Destruction
Author(s): Martin Gilbert
In the early hours of November 10, 1938, Nazi storm troopers and Hitler Youth rampaged through Jewish neighborhoods across Germany, leaving behind them a horrifying trail of terror and destruction. More than a thousand synagogues and many thousands of Jewish shops were destroyed, while thirty thousand Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration camps. Kristallnacht—the Night of Broken Glass—was a decisive stage in the systematic eradication of a people who traced their origins in Germany to Roman times and was a sinister forewarning of the Holocaust.
With rare insight and acumen, Martin Gilbert examines this night and day of terror, presenting readers with a meticulously researched, masterfully written, and eye-opening study of one of the darkest chapters in human history.
Review(s):
“Factual, well documented and brilliant, Martin Gilbert’s book on Crystal Night is a poignant lesson.”
“Searing and specific. . . a well-written survey of a turning point in modern history.”
“An excellent addition to Holocaust and World War II literature.”
“A powerful account of the helplessness of the Jews.”
ISBN: 9780061121357