Bartov, Omer

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BARTOV, Omer

BARTOV, Omer. Israeli, b. 1954. Genres: Novels, Military/Defense/Arms control, History, Intellectual history. Career: Tel-Aviv University, Israel, senior lecturer in modern history, 1983-92; Harvard University, junior fellow at the Society of Fellows, 1989-92; Rutgers University, Visiting Raoul Wallenberg Professor for Human Rights, 1992-94, associate professor of modern European history, 1994-96, professor, 1996-2000; Brown University, John P. Birkelund Distinguished Professor of European History, 2000-, professor of history, 2000-; writer. Publications: The Eastern Front, 1941-1945: German Troops and the Barbarization of Warfare, 1985; Ptikhat tsir (novel; title means: Border Patrol), 1988; Karev Yom (novel; title means: Surrogate Killers), 1989; Hitler's Army: Soldiers, Nazis, and War in the Third Reich, 1991; Murder in Our Midst: The Holocaust, Industrial Killing, and Representation, 1996; Mirrors of Destruction: War, Genocide, and Modern Identity, 2000. EDITOR: The Holocaust: Origins, Implementation, Aftermath, 2000; (co-) In God's Name: Genocide and Religion in the Twentieth Century, 2000. Address: Brown University, Department of History, Box N, Providence, RI 02912, U.S.A.