Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

The Jozefow Massacre: Ordinary Men in Extraordinary Times - This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of human behavior during times of crisis.

Drawing on postwar interrogations of 210 former members of Reserve Police Battalion 101, Christopher Browning lets these ordinary men speak for themselves about their involvement in the Final Solution - what they did, how they rationalized their actions, and why they participated in such heinous crimes.

Through a sobering conclusion, Browning reveals that these men were not driven by deference to authority or fear of punishment, but rather by insidious motives like careerism and peer pressure.

This book provides a unique account of the battalion's murderous record and offers valuable insights into the social background and actions of individual men.