William L. Shirer and international awareness of the Nazi "euthanasia" program
TitleWilliam L. Shirer and international awareness of the Nazi "euthanasia" program
Author
Call numberS940.5318/004
Object number03469MX
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
Year of publication
2016
Dimensionspp433-457
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust and Genocide Studies' Volume 30, Number 3, Winter 2016 pp433-457
Description
The earliest reports of industrial-scale murder perpetrated by the Germans appeared in the United States and other countries in early 1941 and were related not to the Holocaust but to the "euthanasia" crimes that touched off the National Socialist genocide. The writings and reports of William Shirer shaped public perception of the murder of disabled people