Recounts the slaughter of Jews by Nazis during one November night in 1938, including the Nazi effort to portray the killings as spontaneous, and discusses the lack of a vigorous response from the West.

"Originally published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph, Ltd., London, in 1989" -- Reverse of the title page.

Prologue : the spark -- Down with the November criminals! -- Jews not wanted -- A postcard from Poland -- The making of a martyr -- The SA should be allowed to have a fling -- The pogrom -- The camps -- The stifling silence -- Atonement -- Humanity stands aghast -- A wasps’ nest -- We do not wish to export anti-semitism -- The Jewish Munich -- The world chose not to look -- Epilogue : what became of Herschel Grynszpan.