Mayer, Arno J

A comparatiave study of violence and terror in the French and Russian revolutions, looking at the similarities between the 1789 and 1917 uprisings, and considering the role of vengeance, resistance, and religion in fueling the conflicts.

Examines the Nazis' anti-Semitic intentions which led to a plan called "the Final Solution" and places the plan in the context of European history.