FOCUS Holocaust week on the Beeb. Their website has loads of information!
Featuring among other things:
Commandant of Auschwitz by Laurence Rees
Look inside the mind of Rudolf Höss who built and ran the most infamous murder site in history.
Cumulative Radicalisation by David Cesarani
The Nazis took power with no clear plan for the Jews of Europe. How and why did they arrive at the 'Final Solution'?
Who Were the Guilty? by Omer Bartov
Relatively few of those involved in the genocides of World War Two ever faced justice, but the question of guilt remains.
The Racial State by Peter Longerich
What lay behind the Nazis' hatred of certain races and groups that ultimately led to genocide and mass murder?
Denying the Holocaust by Deborah Lipstadt
How and why do certain individuals and groups dispute the reality of the Nazis' attempt to annihilate the Jews of Europe?
Historical Accuracy and the Making of 'Auschwitz' by Detlef Siebert
Drama is a powerful tool in a history series but factual accuracy must always outweigh any other consideration.
Kol Hakavod!
