Chelmno and the Holocaust: The History of Hitler's First Death Camp
"[Montague's] claim for this book as the first 'comprehensive history' of this least-known killing center is no exaggeration; this volume will be the standard work on its subject in the years to come."--Holocaust and Genocide Studies"Exceptionally detailed and conscientiously researched. . . . Montague's book is a major addition to the literature of the Holocaust--thorough, fearless, and filling a substantial void. . . .Chelmno and the Holocaustis a "must read" for serious students of this unimaginable period."--Martyrdom & Resistance"Much more than a mere summary enriched with some new details from archival findings. Montague has a Dantesque story to tell: it is the story of Chelmno and its immediate surroundings as an apocalyptic murder scene where German perpetrators, Jewish and Roma inmates, and Polish laborers met on a daily basis. . . . [Montague's book is] an altogether remarkable, informative, readable, and well-edited book."--American Historical Review"[A] prodigious work of scholarship. . . . In chronicling the history of the first Nazi extermination camp at Chelmno, Montague shows how the camp broke the psychological barrier for establishing subsequent factories of death, and became the model for death camps such as Treblinka and Auschwitz."--Jewish Book World"A definitive work. Essential. All levels/libraries."--Choice