Joseph W. Bendersky specialized in German history, anti-Semitism, and the Holocaust. He has written numerous books and articles on these subjects including The “Jewish Threat”: Anti-Semitic Politics of the U.S. Army (2022), Carl Schmitt: Theorist for the Reich (1983), and A History of Nazi Germany (2007). He is recipient of the College of Humanities and Sciences Distinguished Scholar Award and the Elske v. P. Smith Distinguished Lecturer Award, as well as grants and fellowships from NEH, Fulbright, ACLS, American Philosophical Society, and Holocaust Educational Foundation.