Introduction
1. Ideology of Holy War
2. Army Culture, Interwar Politics, and Neutrality
3. 1940–1941: From Neutral to Axis
4. 1941: Holy War and Holocaust
5. 1941–1942: Doubling Down on Holy War
6. 1942–1944: Holy War of Defense
7. Propaganda and Discipline
8. Women and Minorities
Epilogue
Grant T. Harward is a US Army Medical Department Historian, a former Fulbright Scholar, and a former Research Fellow at the Mandel Center of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Harward paints a particularly compelling picture of how events at
the front line affected the treatment of Jews in occupied
territory. Romania's Holy War, by combining military history with
insight into the Romanian army's ideological motivation, is an
important contribution to the field.
*LA Review of Books*
Harward's book is the first one in English to recount in such
detail the role of the Romanian Army in the Eastern Campaign.
Romania's Holy War deserves to be read not only by the relatively
small number of experts dealing with these issues, but by a broader
audience as well.
*Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs*
Harward's writing is clear, concise, and free of jargon. The book
is well-researched, making use of archival materials few historians
have accessed as well as interviews. Valuable for researchers,
scholars, graduate students, and general readers.
*Journal of Military History*
Grant Harward's impressive debut monograph breaks important new
ground by examining what motivated the conduct of Romanian army
troops in this undertaking. Romania's Holy War is a valuable,
pioneering and highly impressive addition to the literature. It
successfully and innovatively integrates Holocaust history with an
examination of Romanian troops' motives, and also benefits greatly
from a highly engaging style and an effective use of visual
sources.
*Second World War Research Group*
Romania's Holy War presents an engaging overview of the Romanian
army from its origins through World War II, including a useful
sketch of its operational history. It's a stimulating and welcome
addition to the scant body of English-language historiography on
Hitler's Axis partners in Europe.
*Michigan War Studies Review*
Grant Harward's monograph offers a provocative and detailed
narrative that aims to correct misrepresentations of the actions
undertaken by the Romanian army during World War II vis-à-vis the
Jewish population they encountered. The book is an impressive
synthesis of the Romanian army's actions toward the Jewish
communities they encountered from Iaşi to Odessa and beyond. The
evidence presented by the author leaves no doubt that antisemitism
was a mainstream attitude in the army and that antisemitic
propaganda was replete in the army. As such, the book is a welcome
addition to the growing literature on this topic.
*Austrian History Yearbook*
This is an important work for scholars on both the Second World War
and the Holocaust. Based on rich archival holdings, oral interviews
with veterans, contemporary periodicals and extensive printed
primary research, Grant Harward's study demonstrates Romanian
commitment to the Axis.
*Journal of European Studies*
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