Peter Hayes

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  1. 1. Why?

    Explaining the Holocaust

    A concise, evidence-based examination of the Holocaust that addresses enduring questions about why Jews were targeted, why perpetrators and bystanders acted as they did, why it happened in Germany and at that time, and why resistance, rescue, and Allied responses were so limited. It dismantles common myths by highlighting the interplay of ideology, opportunism, institutional dynamics, and the radicalizing effects of war, showing how contingent decisions and structural forces converged into genocide. It concludes by drawing lessons about vigilance and responsibility to prevent future atrocities.

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