The Villa, The Lake, The Meeting: Wannsee and the Final Solution

Description

At a villa on the shore of the Wannsee, a lake in suburban Berlin, on 20th January 1942 one of the most terrible meetings in human history convened. Chaired by Reinhard Heydrich and organized and minuted by Adolf Eichmann, it brought together representatives of all the principal Nazi agencies in eastern Europe. Pooling the expertize of those present, Heydrich created the plan that would let Europe "be combed through from west to east" for Jews, and which would put the Final Solution on a rational and industrial footing. Here, Roseman presents a short, authoritative account of the conference.

Mark Roseman is Professor of History at the University of Southampton. His last book, also published by Penguin, was THE PAST IN HIDING.