A History of the Holocaust In the book A History of the Holocaust: From Ideology to Annihilation, Rita Botwinick makes many valid points about the Holocaust. She discusses major themes occurring during the Holocaust period of World War II such as intentionalism vs. functionalism and the role of churches during the war. She supports almost all of her arguments with solid research and sources as well as personal observations. Her points are very well thought …showed first 75 words of 1003 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1003 total…sources of research. She is not afraid to supply information that may seem to contradict her original point. She simply states her stance on the issue and provides all the necessary information to support her stance and explain why the other bits of information do not contradict her arguments but only serve to strengthen them. Bibliography Bothwinick, Rita S. A History of the Holocaust: From Ideology to Annihilation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2001