atrocities

An account of the death camp built by the Nazis in Poland in 1942 and of the revolt by 600 Jews who destroyed the camp.

Daniel, whose family suffers as the Nazis rise to power in Germany, describes his imprisonment in a concentration camp and his eventual 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.

Examines the disappearance of eight American airmen shot down and taken prisoner on the remote island of Chichi Jima in World War II and the secrecy that surrounded the events for decades, and discusses the violence inflicted by both sides in the Pacific war.

Uses primary source material along with historical narrative to explore the unique aspects and events in the period of the Holocaust between January 1942 to June 1943.

Uses primary source material along with historical narrative to explore the unique aspects and events in the period of the Holocaust between January 1939 and December 1941.

Discusses how the Nazis came to power in Germany and the systematic brutalization they perpetrated on such groups as the Jews, Gypsies, Catholics, homosexuals, and others.

A history of the international war crimes trials that followed World War II, examining the reasoning that led to the charges, the conduct of the trials, and their outcomes, with biographical information on the defendants.

Provides an account of the World War II mission undertaken by 121 select troops from the U.S. Army 6th Ranger Battalion in January 1945 to rescue 513 American and British prisoners, including survivors of the Bataan Death March, being held in a camp in the Philippines.