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In his national jewish book awardwinning book the holocaust by bullets, father patrick desbois documented for the first time the murder of 1. The untold story of how the murder of more than two. Nearly a decade of further work by his team, drawing on interviews with neighbors of the jews, wartime records, and the application of modern forensic. His research has greatly expanded the scope of understanding concerning the holocaust in eastern europe. Not even the smallest fragment of a bone was found in any of the alleged mass graves. The book s author, father patrick desbois, is secretary to the french conference of bishops for relations with judaism, adviser to the cardinalarchbishop of lyon, and adviser to the vatican on the jewish religion. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading in broad daylight. The secret procedures behind the holocaust by bullets, desbois says the nazis and isis used many similar tactics, like executing people in public and enlisting local help in their murders. In broad daylight by father patrick desbois hardcover.
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