personal narratives

Through passages written by Union and Confederate soldiers, along with photographs and textual commentary, presents the stories of the everyday lives of those who participated in America's Civil War.

Presents the stories of six people from different parts of the world whose childhoods were shaped by their experiences during World War II. Includes black and white photographs of various sites and people.

A collection of letters from Keith Wilson to his wife, describing what it was like to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II.

An account of what happened to Anne from the moment she was picked up until she died seven months later by six Jewish women who survived.

A true account of the author's experiences as a Jewish boy with his family in a Nazi concentration camp.

Growing up in Sarajevo, the only child of her parents, Zlata's life was like that of any ordinary girl her age. Soon war broke out on the streets and her world changed from that of an ordinary girl to one trapped in a war torn land. Includes color photographs reproduced from her diary.

An autobiography by the woman who helped hide the Frank family in Amsterdam during World War II.

Photographs taken secretly by a young Jewish man document the fear, hardship, generosity, and humanity woven through the daily life of the Jews forced to live in the Lodz ghetto during the Holocaust.

The author describes her experiences as a survivor of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during World War II.

The author's reminiscences about her childhood in Germany, years of which were spent in a Nazi concentration camp. Includes several of her original poems.