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The Death Camps
Describes the establishment of concentration camps throughout Nazi-occupied territory whose sole purpose was to exterminate Jews and other people considered undesirable by Hitler and his followers.
112 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 1998
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William W. Lace
67 books2 followersWilliam W. Lace is a native of Fort Worth, Texas, where he is a vice chancellor at Tarrant County College. He holds a bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University, a master's degree from East Texas State University, and a doctorate from the University of North Texas.
Prior to joining Tarrant County College, he was director of the News Service at the University of Texas at Arlington and a sportswriter and columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written more than 50 non-fiction books for young readers on subjects ranging from the atomic bomb to the Dallas Cowboys. He and his wife, Laura, a retired school librarian, live in Arlington, Texas, and have two children and four grandchildren.
His career as an author began in 1991 when, at the urging of his wife, he wrote a biography of baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan. Ryan was then a member of the Texas Rangers Baseball Team, but no biography of him for young readers had been done since 1973. His interest in English history stems from his discovery of an old book once belonging to his father on King Arthur and the viewing on live television of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
Prior to joining Tarrant County College, he was director of the News Service at the University of Texas at Arlington and a sportswriter and columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written more than 50 non-fiction books for young readers on subjects ranging from the atomic bomb to the Dallas Cowboys. He and his wife, Laura, a retired school librarian, live in Arlington, Texas, and have two children and four grandchildren.
His career as an author began in 1991 when, at the urging of his wife, he wrote a biography of baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan. Ryan was then a member of the Texas Rangers Baseball Team, but no biography of him for young readers had been done since 1973. His interest in English history stems from his discovery of an old book once belonging to his father on King Arthur and the viewing on live television of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
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October 6, 2014
The Death Camps by William W. Lace
3 out of 5 stars
The Death Camps, by William W. Lace, tells the horrors of the German concentration camps created by Adolf Hitler. The book is set from 1941-1945 during World War II. Lace’s book is stuffed with information regarding the Nazi’s camps and gives the reader a in-depth understanding of the death camps.
I believe Lace’s purpose in writing this book was to inform people about the Holocaust and the terrible discrimination against the Jews. Because of the strong undertones of disgust towards the SS and the German military, I am led to think that Lace wrote this book to communicate not only the daunting facts of the death camps, but also to warn the readers to not allow this atrocity to occur again.
I think the theme of the book is mistreatment towards others. If you have even the slightest idea of what happened to the occupants of the German death camps, then you would know the treatment of the Jews was horrible. The book centers around the starvation, torture, and mass murder of the Jews. The exploitation of the captives is highlighted tremendously and serves as the theme.
Lace’s book is an exposition. It analyzes the crucial aspects of the German concentration camps and gives the reader a clear understanding of the prisoners’ conditions. The author uses primary and secondary sources in addition to sidebars to add concrete facts about the era. The sidebars feature important figures of the concentration camps and include corresponding photos. This style the author uses is beneficial to the reader because it furthers the reader’s knowledge on the topic and gives them another perspective of the concentration camps the reader probably would not have thought of. For example, one of the sidebars is explained in the perspective of a subordinate SS soldier in one of the camps but now realizes and regrets the wrongdoings he committed.
I am happy I picked this book out. It was a quick read with only 90 pages, but it was filled with credible information on the Holocaust. I like that the author incorporated first hand accounts of survivors of the camps. The only thing I disliked was the way the pictures made me feel, but other than that, I enjoyed the book. I think this is a wonderful book for anyone who is interested in learning more about the Holocaust or about WWII.
3 out of 5 stars
The Death Camps, by William W. Lace, tells the horrors of the German concentration camps created by Adolf Hitler. The book is set from 1941-1945 during World War II. Lace’s book is stuffed with information regarding the Nazi’s camps and gives the reader a in-depth understanding of the death camps.
I believe Lace’s purpose in writing this book was to inform people about the Holocaust and the terrible discrimination against the Jews. Because of the strong undertones of disgust towards the SS and the German military, I am led to think that Lace wrote this book to communicate not only the daunting facts of the death camps, but also to warn the readers to not allow this atrocity to occur again.
I think the theme of the book is mistreatment towards others. If you have even the slightest idea of what happened to the occupants of the German death camps, then you would know the treatment of the Jews was horrible. The book centers around the starvation, torture, and mass murder of the Jews. The exploitation of the captives is highlighted tremendously and serves as the theme.
Lace’s book is an exposition. It analyzes the crucial aspects of the German concentration camps and gives the reader a clear understanding of the prisoners’ conditions. The author uses primary and secondary sources in addition to sidebars to add concrete facts about the era. The sidebars feature important figures of the concentration camps and include corresponding photos. This style the author uses is beneficial to the reader because it furthers the reader’s knowledge on the topic and gives them another perspective of the concentration camps the reader probably would not have thought of. For example, one of the sidebars is explained in the perspective of a subordinate SS soldier in one of the camps but now realizes and regrets the wrongdoings he committed.
I am happy I picked this book out. It was a quick read with only 90 pages, but it was filled with credible information on the Holocaust. I like that the author incorporated first hand accounts of survivors of the camps. The only thing I disliked was the way the pictures made me feel, but other than that, I enjoyed the book. I think this is a wonderful book for anyone who is interested in learning more about the Holocaust or about WWII.
December 6, 2013
I think the author's purpose was to inform people about the holocaust. I think the author wanted to tell people about all of the bad things that the Nazi's did to anyone who they didn't consider German. i think the author was trying to show people that people were being tortured in the concentration camps and the people on the outside of the concentration camps knew what was happening and they didn't care.
I think the theme of the book is that people should be treated better. I think this is the theme because in the book they said that people were treated very poorly. People were barely fed and worked to death or they were just killed.
The book is written in exposition. It is written in exposition because it is an explanation on the holocaust. The book explains things about concentration camps, how the people were treated in the concentration camps, and the ways that the Nazi's killed people.
I think this book was a pretty good book. I like how the author took quotes from people that were actually in concentration camps. Something that I disliked were some pictures of people and things which I thought looked kind of disgusting. I wouldn't change anything about the book it is a good book. It is kind of similar to another book i have read on the holocaust.
I think the theme of the book is that people should be treated better. I think this is the theme because in the book they said that people were treated very poorly. People were barely fed and worked to death or they were just killed.
The book is written in exposition. It is written in exposition because it is an explanation on the holocaust. The book explains things about concentration camps, how the people were treated in the concentration camps, and the ways that the Nazi's killed people.
I think this book was a pretty good book. I like how the author took quotes from people that were actually in concentration camps. Something that I disliked were some pictures of people and things which I thought looked kind of disgusting. I wouldn't change anything about the book it is a good book. It is kind of similar to another book i have read on the holocaust.
May 31, 2011
This book was definitely educational in learning more about what happened to the Jews at the various death camps. I thought that the Nazi's killed them swiftly, but the fact that they endured so much more even before they were shot or gassed makes it all the more real. I'm glad that someone finally put a stop to this or some people wouldn't be here today.
February 22, 2011
wants to know about it more! very excited to read this book!
January 4, 2014
This book woke up my alertness of what kind of Evil has happened in the past, and I am hoping to read more books about this and hoping that I can find some books about the survivors of what happened.
February 16, 2015
More in depth examples of actual occurrences at the camps than I have come across this far..
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