goldhagen makes a good case...but it is NOT the only reputable study of the pyschology of the german people during the Shoah. Christopher Browning makes the case for the role of the Nazis in inducing the extremes of anti-semitic behavior and other unique factors of that historical moment. "Ordinary Men" is written about one of the same units discussed in Goldberg's work...i think it's a worthy counterpoint. The truth...probably somewhere in the middle.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...799903-7416120