The destruction of the European Jews

Raul Hilberg's 'The Destruction of the European Jews' is a groundbreaking historical analysis of the Holocaust.

It outlines the stages of persecution and extermination, from legal discrimination to the final annihilation of European Jews.

The book is based primarily on German documents, providing a detailed account of the bureaucratic machinery behind the genocide.

Hilberg's work has been influential in shaping Holocaust historiography, despite initial controversy over its approach to Jewish victimhood and resistance.