Eelco Runia

Eelco Runia

Waterloo Verdun Auschwitz

Some historical events are beyond any powers of imagination. The massive destruction of the Jews during World War Two was such an event. Historian Eelco Runia wonders how society nevertheless succeeds in moving on from such catastrophes and in incorporating them in its own history. In 'Waterloo Verdun Auschwitz' he examines the experience of World War I and the French Revolution as well as the Final Solution (Endlösung).