The .net Holocaust site I found is Holocausthistory.net, part of a group called Beth Shalom that runs genocide prevention and awareness sites, as well as a museum, The Holocaust Centre, located in Nottinghamshire in the UK. I found the site to be very comprehensive in scope, presenting a very detailed timeline and including many images and background information. A lot of space is devoted to Hitler’s rise to power, serving to illustrate how quickly mob enthusiasm can overtake democracy, and admonishing against the relinquishing of political and military power to a tightly concentrated group. I assume, based upon the writing style, that the intended target audience is broad rather than academic—this is put out by a museum, but isn’t what we would call “scholarly”. That being said, I would certainly be comfortable using this site as a jumping-off point for more in-depth research. Overall, I find the site to be quite useful and informative, and if I were in the area, would absolutely visit the museum.
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