Language:
English
Year of publication:
1994
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Military History
Angaben zur Quelle:
58,2 (1994) 233-266
Keywords:
Wyman, David S.
;
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
World War, 1939-1945 Diplomatic history
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Historiography
Abstract:
A critical examination of the thesis of the possibility of bombing Auschwitz by the Allied forces in order to stop the annihilation of the Jewish inmates in 1944. Focuses on David S. Wyman's book "The Abandonment of the Jews" (1984), refuting his claim that the American authorities were apathetic bystanders to the Holocaust. Explores the military and strategic circumstances of a possible bombing of the camp, arguing that operational difficulties and risks, rather than prejudice or indifference, prevented the Allies from engaging in this action. Asserts that it is not possible to evaluate how much damage might have been inflicted on the gas chambers and how much of an effect the destruction would have had on the Final Solution.
Note:
Appeared also in "FDR and the Holocaust" (1996), and in "The Bombing of Auschwitz; Should the Allies Have Attempted It?" (2000).
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