Willoughby, Susan

Covers the history of the Russian Revolution, from the elimination of the Czar family, through the rise of Communist government headed by Lenin and Stalin, and with a discussion of recent events of the collapse of Communism.

Examines the persecution of the Jewish people by German leader Adolph Hitler in the mid-twentieth century, discusses his attempts to exterminate the Jews in the death camps, and looks at what happened to the Nazis responsible for the Holocaust. Includes photographs, and a selection of primary source materials.

Examines artists who experienced the Holocaust firsthand and discusses works they produced while they were interned in concentration camps, lived in ghettos or in hiding, or were otherwise persecuted by the Nazis.