The second and final volume of the definitive two-part account of the Holocaust. With THE YEAR OF UNVEILING, Fritländer completes his work on Nazi Germany and the Jews. The book describes and interprets the history of the persecution and murder of Jews across occupied Europe.

The implementation of the German extermination policies and measures depended on the submission of political authorities, the support of local law enforcement forces, and the passivity or cooperation of the populations, primarily their political and spiritual elites. The execution also depended on the readiness of the victims to comply with orders, often in the hope of modifying them or surviving long enough to escape the German trap.

This complex portrayal — on all levels and in all different places — reinforces the perception of the size, complexity, and interconnectedness of the many components of this history. Based on a vast variety of documents and an astonishing chorus of voices, Fritländer manages to avoid the trivialization of recalling the incomparable and horrific events. The convergence of these various aspects gives THE YEAR OF UNVEILING its unique integrity. In this work, the history of the Holocaust has found its definitive representation.