`... a book which deserves the widest readership possible.' - British Jrnl of Holocaust Education`Dr Steinberg has an important and extraordinary story to tell and he does so with power and clarity. (His) discussion has opened a Pandora's box and his explanations point the way to a much longer quest ... provides strong, almost unreadable evidence for an indictment of the Wehrmacht and their part in these terrible crimes against individuals whom they no longer saw as human beings.' - Financial Times`The value of Steinberg's book lies in its close examination of what happened in those bad years. And its documentation. - Independent`... a riveting account of the ways in which the Italians looked after the Jews who came under their occupation, whether Italian or not'. - Jewish Chronicle`...Steinberg's book is a noble enterprise, bold in conception and suffused with warm human feeling.' - H. Stuart Hughes, London Review of Books`Closely researched examination of the Italian people's refusal to comply with Hitler's plans for the Holocaust.' - The Independent`... a fine book [on] one of the most compelling but least explained chapters in the history of the Holocaust ... marked by careful research and thoughtful analysis' - Times Literary Supplement`This renowned historian is surely the person best fitted to unravel the great mystery' - Centrepiece`It is an admirable story, accurately told.' - New Statesman`Mr Steinberg ... has produced a riveting study of the extent of human responsibility in wartime.' - Birmingham Post

• The Problem Part I The Events; PHASE ONE UNSYSTEMATIC MURDER: WAR IN THE BALKANS APRIL 1941 TO JUNE 1942; PHASE TWO SYSTEMATIC MURDER: THE ITALIANS OBSTRUCT THE FINAL SOLUTION JUNE 1942 TO NOVEMBER 1942; PHASE THREE THE NET WIDENS: THE ITALIANS DEFEND; JEWS IN GREECE AND FRANCE NOVEMBER 1942 TO JULY 1943; THE LAST ACT THE FALL OF FASCISM TO THE ARMISITCE 25 JULY 1943 TO 8 SEPTEMBER 1943 Part II Explanations 1 THE MATRIX OF VIRTUE AND VICE 2 TWO TYPES OF CHARISMA 3 THE TWO ARMIES 4 GERMANS, ITALIANS AND JEWS

`... a book which deserves the widest readership possible.' - British Jrnl of Holocaust Education`Dr Steinberg has an important and extraordinary story to tell and he does so with power and clarity. (His) discussion has opened a Pandora's box and his explanations point the way to a much longer quest ... provides strong, almost unreadable evidence for an indictment of the Wehrmacht and their part in these terrible crimes against individuals whom they no longer saw as human beings.' - Financial Times`The value of Steinberg's book lies in its close examination of what happened in those bad years. And its documentation. - Independent`... a riveting account of the ways in which the Italians looked after the Jews who came under their occupation, whether Italian or not'. - Jewish Chronicle`...Steinberg's book is a noble enterprise, bold in conception and suffused with warm human feeling.' - H. Stuart Hughes, London Review of Books`Closely researched examination of the Italian people's refusal to comply with Hitler's plans for the Holocaust.' - The Independent`... a fine book [on] one of the most compelling but least explained chapters in the history of the Holocaust ... marked by careful research and thoughtful analysis' - Times Literary Supplement`This renowned historian is surely the person best fitted to unravel the great mystery' - Centrepiece`It is an admirable story, accurately told.' - New Statesman`Mr Steinberg ... has produced a riveting study of the extent of human responsibility in wartime.' - Birmingham Post

• The Problem Part I The Events; PHASE ONE UNSYSTEMATIC MURDER: WAR IN THE BALKANS APRIL 1941 TO JUNE 1942; PHASE TWO SYSTEMATIC MURDER: THE ITALIANS OBSTRUCT THE FINAL SOLUTION JUNE 1942 TO NOVEMBER 1942; PHASE THREE THE NET WIDENS: THE ITALIANS DEFEND; JEWS IN GREECE AND FRANCE NOVEMBER 1942 TO JULY 1943; THE LAST ACT THE FALL OF FASCISM TO THE ARMISITCE 25 JULY 1943 TO 8 SEPTEMBER 1943 Part II Explanations 1 THE MATRIX OF VIRTUE AND VICE 2 TWO TYPES OF CHARISMA 3 THE TWO ARMIES 4 GERMANS, ITALIANS AND JEWS