Adolf Eichmann

World War II is the most known and studied war throughout the modern world. World War II was fought from 1939 to 1945, it is the deadliest war in history, with over 70 million deaths. When most people think about World War II they think about the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Axis Powers were Germany, Italy and Japan. The Allies included Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, China and the United States of America. But there were many other countries involved…

The great dictator of the Fictional country of Tomania has finally taken over the country. Before days before his finale parade he is mistaken as a Jew and arrested and sent to a concentration camp. His lookalike, the Jewish barber Schultz, is dressed up in the dictator’s attire and told to assuade the masses at the victory parade which will be televised throughout the world, even though he’s never done public speaking. Ultimately, the speech was received with thunderous applause and unending…

Sara Young tried her hand at young adult writing with Holocaust novel My Enemy’s Cradle. This gripping story keeps you worried about Cyrla and her fate. It’s the brink of World War II; no one is free. Everyone lives in fear; holding their breath. Cyrla is sent to stay with Anneke, her cousin. Then, upon being surrounded by spies and friends alike, she must face a man of the past that can’t seem to let her go. Sara Young expertly provokes questions and thoughts with her word choice and yet fails…

In this critical analysis, I will be explaining the triptych that I have created which I will be explaining the experiences of Dr Sasaki in the book Hiroshima by John Hersey. I have chosen to use Dr Sasaki because of his dedication and commitment he had to the people of Hiroshima. The triptych reflects the before, middle and after math of the attacks on Hiroshima and Dr Sasaki’s involvement and connection with the bombing of Hiroshima. In my triptych, I have told the story of Dr Saskai’s…

The late 1940’s in Brooklyn, a time of division and unity, a time of hope and despair. The (ADJECTIVE) effects of WWII swirled through citizen’s daily lives like the first chill of winter, which is where Michael Devlin’s story begins in Pete Hamill's novel Snow In August. Following Michael through the next few years of his life in this unique setting, Hamill tells the tale of his coming of age. In the course of one book, Michael Devlin turns from a innocent and childish boy, to a mature, wise…

As quoted from a famed German proverb, “Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is”. Although not one single event can be attributed as the sole cause of the Holocaust, the underlying theme of fear can be seen spreading across Europe in the early twentieth century. Apprehension for the future of Europe was heightened by the instability of central politics, a weak economy, and reparations from a disastrous world war. Through the unfortunate occurrence of events after this global atrocity, fear became…

Adolf Hitler’s hateful ideology concerning Jewish residents in Germany began during World War II in 1939. Hitler was adamant in his beliefs that Jews were inferior to any other faith, and because of his unorthodox views he rounded up all of the Jews within Germany and exterminated them. Approximately six million women, children, and men were exterminated in the name of Hitler’s beliefs, which became known as the Holocaust. Hitler’s ideology led millions of people throughout Germany to abandon…

The Holocaust, which was also known as the ‘Ha-Shoah’, that is the Hebrew word for ‘catastrophe’. The Holocaust was the genocide ran by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime in which killed six million Jews during World War 2. The word ‘Holocaust’ originated from the Greek words “Holo” meaning whole and “Kaustos” meaning burned (The Holocaust). The Holocaust began in 1941 and lasted until 1945 during the time of World War 2 and originated in Germany, which then spread across Europe. The Holocaust is…

On the 30 of January in 1933, the shocking Holocaust starts. The unimaginable vindictiveness was unleashed on the Jews by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party. German troopers rash the pure homes of Jews, compelling them to bow underneath. The Jews carrying on with an ordinary typical life were now presently a target for an inhuman evil man, Adolf Hitler. We read and learn about the terrifying demonstrations in the concentration camps by unique and individual stories from the surviving Jews. One of the…

“Munchhausen (1943) is a Nazi fantasy. The apotheosis of a virile and vital hero goes hand in hand with the exorcism of the female initiative. The ultimate journey takes him to the women on the moon, whose divided self defers to her husband’s authority” Rentschler 207). On the moon, they are amazed at how time moves so quickly: while Münchhausen does not age at all, Kuchenreutter ages rapidly. They meet two people of the moon, one of whom moves about as a disembodied head. She explains how no…