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Children of the flames

Dr. Josef Mengele and the untold story of the twins of Auschwitz
1991
Reveals the experiences of twin children in the hands of Dr. Josef Mengele.

Nazi war criminals

1990
Examines the cases of several Nazi war criminals, describing the charges against them, and how they have been brought to justice.

Lost childhood

children of World War II
1986
Relates the experiences of several groups of European children caught up in the devastating turmoil of World War II.

Forgotten fire

2002
The story of how Vahan Kenderian survived the Turkish massacre of the Armenians in 1915.

Auschwitz

a doctor's eyewitness account
1993
Dr. Miklos Nyiszli, a Jew and medical doctor, tells of his experiences at Auschwitz during World War II.

The Nazi hunters

1988
Provides information about war criminals hiding in the United States and other countries.

World War II begins

2013
World War II was an extremely violent war. This title examines how Hitler set about expanding German territory by force, first by annexing Czechoslovakia and then by invading Poland. When Hitler's military unleashed the Blitzkrieg campaign on Poland in September 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany and World War II began.

The Holocaust and life under Nazi occupation

2013
Accessible text details the murderous policies that the Hitler and the Nazis inflicted upon Jews and other "undesirables" in occupied Europe during the Holocaust. The book documents developments under the Nazi regime, including the exclusion of Jews from German life in the 1930s through the systematic murder of millions of European Jews.

Heinrich Himmler

murderous architect of the Holocaust
2005
Contains a biography of Heinrich Himmler, the chief architect of implementing Adolf Hilter's plan to kill 11 million Jews during World War II, including information on his rise through the ranks of the SS, his betrayal of Hitler, and his attempt to escape justice.

Adolf Eichmann

executing the "Final Solution"
2005
Presents a short history of Adolf Eichman, the Nazi SS officer charged with orchestrating the killing of millions of Jews during World War Two, and describes the efforts of Nazi hunters to locate him and bring him to trial.

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