Becoming Eichmann: Rethinking the Life, Crimes, and Trial of a "Desk Murderer"

Cesarani, David

ISBN 10: 0306815397 / ISBN 13: 9780306815393

Published by Da Capo Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Becoming Eichmann: Rethinking the Life, Crimes, and Trial of a "Desk Murderer"
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306815397
• ISBN 13: 9780306815393
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Becoming Eichmann, the first account of Eichmann's life to appear in over forty years, reveals a surprising portrait of the man once seen as epitomizing the “banality of evil.” Drawing on recently unearthed documents, David Cesarani explores Eichmann's early career, when he learned how to become an administrator of genocide, and shows how Eichmann developed into the Reich's “expert” on Jewish matters, becoming ever more hateful and brutal. This sobering account deepens our understanding and challenges our preconceptions of Adolf Eichmann and offers fresh insights into both the operation of the “Final Solution” and its most notorious perpetrator.

About the Author

David Cesarani, one of Britain's leading historians, is Research Professor in History at Royal Holloway, London University, and author of the award-winning Becoming Eichmann. He has published widely on Jewish history and the history of Zionism. He lives in London.