The Holocaust

by Thomas Cussans

During the Holocaust, the Nazis systematically murdered more than six million Jews. This commemorative volume, published in association with Mémorial de la Shoah, France’s memorial museum on the Holocaust, strives to understand the historical context behind these unimaginable crimes. It extends from Jewish life before the Third Reich to the Allies' liberation of Europe, looking at the spread of Nazism in Europe, the death camps such as Auschwitz, the perpetrators, the witnesses, the escapees, the refugee havens, the Resistance, and the Righteous who risked their own lives to save others. Fifteen removable documents take us beyond the horrifying statistics to remind us that each number was a person.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published April 7, 2015

Reviews

[Olivia Plasencia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best books I have read on the holocaust. It may cover it in a board terms but it also targets key issues and dates and covers them in detail. The images are amazing and, I imagine, carefully selected. One of the most interesting pieces of the book are the copies of forms and letters: proof of the events that took place during WWII. One of my favorite things included was a copy of Oskar Schindler's list of people he asked for to work in his factory. Although a copy as I held it, I felt the weight of the names and lives in my hands. There are German forms, Nazi notes, Ally papers and even letters from Jews writing inside the camp. These documents took the book to a different level for me and I hope if other see this book, despite knowing the history of the Holocaust, that they pick this book up and read it. You can really never stop learning about this time period or subject.