--- product_id: 18742035 title: "Yitzhak AradBelzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps" brand: "indiana university press" price: "€ 95.08" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 19 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/18742035-yitzhak-aradbelzec-sobibor-treblinka-the-operation-reinhard-death-camps store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Yitzhak AradBelzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps **Brand:** indiana university press **Price:** € 95.08 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Yitzhak AradBelzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps by indiana university press - **How much does it cost?** € 95.08 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/18742035-yitzhak-aradbelzec-sobibor-treblinka-the-operation-reinhard-death-camps) ## Best For - indiana university press enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted indiana university press brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Yitzhak AradBelzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps ## Images ![Yitzhak AradBelzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ST56UshTL.jpg) ![Yitzhak AradBelzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51EkMO-3fJL.jpg) ![Yitzhak AradBelzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31z50YHoetL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding History of One of the World's Worst Moments *by R***X on Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2019* It's difficult to review a book like this. I can only imagine what it was like for Yitzhak Arad to write it. I feel I must somewhat dissociate myself from the subject matter in order to step back and review the book as a book - not to make unnecessary commentary on the horrors of the Holocaust. Amazingly this is exactly what the author himself did somehow. This is a factual, dispassionate history of Operation Reinhard in which Arad keeps his personal feelings at bay and allows the reader to make whatever judgments he or she wishes to make.Arad relies heavily on the recorded testimony of several participants in the operation, both those who ran the camps and prisoners who miraculously escaped. I thought this added greatly to the impact and veracity of the history being told. When necessary, the author would correct or annotate these comments based upon his obviously exhaustive research. It can be numbing when you read about the immensity of the Nazi extermination efforts, so putting an individual's name and recollection to the experience worked well.The book is structured well and organized in a very logical manner. Arad is telling the story of three different facilities within the much larger Nazi camp system, so he had to make some important decisions about what to include, and what to omit. Sometimes I did get a bit lost with all the Polish, German and Ukrainian names - and who was doing what at which camp - but most of this was not critical to the greater operation being described.For the researcher or student there is an exhaustive bibliography, index and other data included at the end of the book. Arad also included numerous footnotes in each chapter with a reference to these at the end as well. Thankfully he did not put them at the bottom of each page, or this book would have taken me even longer than it did to read. I can bypass footnote numbers - but find it almost impossible not to drop my eyes down to read them when they are on the same page.There are a few photographs included, and I wish there had been more. Unfortunately, even though we are in the modern, digital age, the quality of these reproductions is quite poor. Sometimes one can blame this on the poor resolution of the originals, but photography in the 1940s was quite well developed and even the contemporary photos and illustrations looked washed out. This truly is my only complaint about this excellent book.For anyone fascinated (or horrified) by the Holocaust, this is a must-read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mass Murder on a Budget *by E***Y on Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2014* Yitzhak Arad’s book Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps, is an historical survey of the three death camps listed in the title, as well as some sub-camps in different locations.Operation Reinhard was the final solution for the Jewish problem in what Germany called “The General Government,” or Poland.Unlike Auschwitz, which was a death camp and concentration camp, a vast area the size of lower Manhattan, where slave labor and extermination existed side by side, Belzec, Sobibor and Treblinka simply to murdered Jews. Any Jews kept alive in the camps were dedicated expediting this process.Arad’s book is excellent and informative history. He shows how the Nazis exterminated two million Jews with simple methods at hand, using a relatively small staff, and keeping it largely a secret.Even the camps themselves were unimpressive. Again, unlike Auschwitz, with its iconic ramp and gate, a place like Belzec had improvised barracks and wooden buildings all on a small plot of land no more than 18 acres. There, 500,000 Jews were murdered and buried in mass graves on the site in less than a year.All Operation Reinhard camps were destroyed by 1943, and places like Belzec, in a very remote part of Poland, were largely forgotten. At Belzec, what is essentially a mass grave was used as a public park by local Poles; it was not until the 2003 that steps were taken to create a memorial and museum at the site.This book shows how banal mass killing can become; it can be performed on a shoe string budget and with a small staff. And its results are staggering. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Accurate and concise *by H***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2012* It seemed that for years the only widely available book about any of these camps was Jean Francoise Steiners reprehensible "Treblinka" which, though marketed as a history, is clearly a work of fiction. This book by Yitzhak Arad was one of the first well researched, documented and presented books on the subject for me, when I happened upon it at the public library.I am glad to finally own a copy, as it is not only fascinating (though disturbing) reading cover to cover, it is also a good reference. Arad presents the material in such a way so that both the dry details and the ground zero experience of mass murder are experienced. His book drives home the astonishing fact that nearly one third of the Jews murdered during the Holocaust were killed at these three camps during a roughly nineteen month period. These killings were accomplished, at the camps themselves, by approximately 400 officers and auxiliary workers, with the unwilling assistance of doomed slave labor. Arad also provides an accurate reconstruction of the uprisings at Treblinka and Sobibor, and relates the lesser known history of the camps after the escapes.Anyone who only thinks of the Holocaust in terms of German concentration camps or Auschwitz should have a look at this book, as it is an eye opener. For any serious student of the Shoah, it is indespensible. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/18742035-yitzhak-aradbelzec-sobibor-treblinka-the-operation-reinhard-death-camps](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/18742035-yitzhak-aradbelzec-sobibor-treblinka-the-operation-reinhard-death-camps) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-07-16*