TY - JOUR
T1 - Calculated indifference
T2 - The soviet union and requests to Bomb Auschwitz
AU - Orbach, Danny
AU - Solonin, Mark
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - In the ongoing debate about whether the Allies should have bombed the Auschwitz extermination camp, the Soviet Union is rarely mentioned. Focusing on four operational challenges-accuracy, range, time, and intelligence-the authors compare British, American, and Soviet preparedness for such a mission. In addition, on the basis of little-used documentary evidence, they argue that Stalin's refusal to bomb Auschwitz must be attributed not only to his antisemitism, but also to a complicated shift in the Soviet Union's nationalities policy.
AB - In the ongoing debate about whether the Allies should have bombed the Auschwitz extermination camp, the Soviet Union is rarely mentioned. Focusing on four operational challenges-accuracy, range, time, and intelligence-the authors compare British, American, and Soviet preparedness for such a mission. In addition, on the basis of little-used documentary evidence, they argue that Stalin's refusal to bomb Auschwitz must be attributed not only to his antisemitism, but also to a complicated shift in the Soviet Union's nationalities policy.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84877868437&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/hgs/dct002
DO - 10.1093/hgs/dct002
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AN - SCOPUS:84877868437
SN - 8756-6583
VL - 27
SP - 90
EP - 113
JO - Holocaust and Genocide Studies
JF - Holocaust and Genocide Studies
IS - 1
ER -