Breaking the Silence: The German Who Exposed the Final Solution. - Paperback

by Walter Laqueur (Author), Richard Breitman (Author)

Through unparalleled historical detective work, noted scholars Walter Laqueur and Richard Breitman reveal the inspiring tale of Eduard Schulte, the Breslau business leader who risked his life to gather information about such Nazi activities as the revised date of the German attack on Poland and the Nazi plan for mass extermination of European Jews. First published in 1986, Breaking the Silence is reissued with both a new foreword and afterword by the authors.

Author Biography

Walter Laqueur is Chairman of the Research Council of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. He has published numerous books on European and Jewish history, including Weimar: A Cultural History (2000) and A History of Zionism (1972). He is also editor in chief of the The Holocaust Encyclopedia.