Death and deliverance:'euthanasia' in Germany 1900-1945

This book considers the role of all those involved in the 'euthanasia' programme, bureaucrats, doctors, nurses, health officials, lawyers, clerics, and also parents, relatives, and the patients themselves. Using a wealth of original archival material, it highlights many of the moral issues involved in a way that is profoundly disquieting. The book concludes by showing the ease with which many of the perpetrators filtered back into German society after 1945