concentration camps

Presents the individual stories of five survivors of the Hungarian Holocaust, Alice Lok Cahana, Irene Zisblatt, Tom Lantos, Renee Firestone, and Bill Basch; and includes photographs, as well as the recollections of three soldiers who participated in the liberation of the death camps.

Presents a sociological examination into the nature and structure of German concentration camps with a discussion of the uses of terror, violence, and absolute power.

Describes the acts of resistance and rebellion and the final phase of the camps, including death marches and liberation.

Chronicles the raid by 121 U.S. troops to rescue 513 prisoners of war, including the last survivors of the Bataan Death March, from the Philippines in January 1945.

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.

Discusses life in a Nazi concentration camp, including typical conditions in the camps, daily life, organization and implementation, extermination through labor, and surviving against all odds.

Examines the controversial topic of Japanese-American internment camps by presenting fifteen primary and secondary documents on the topic, with introductions providing contextual information. Also includes an extensive further-reading list.

Provides information about the concentration camps organized by the Nazis for Jews and other "undesirables," discussing the types of camps, discipline, and related topics, and includes accounts from people involved in the Holocaust, a time line, and a glossary.

Describes the establishment of Nazi concentration camps throughout Europe and their eventual use as a means of eliminating the Jews.