The Holocaust - Hardcover

Sean Sheehan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750227737 ISBN 13: 9780750227735

Publisher: Hodder Wayland, 2000

Synopsis

The death camps established by the Nazis were places of execution where over three million Jews were shot, gassed and tortured. This book looks at these camps in detail and answers questions such as: Where were the death camps? How were they run? Who oversaw the camps and ordered the murders? and, What was daily life like for the prisoners?

About this title

About the Author:

Sean Sheehan has a degree in Ancient Literature and History. He is fascinated by all aspect of of the ancient world, and in particular the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. A visit to Auschwitz in the 1970s sparked off an interest in the history of the Jewish people and the Holocaust, and since then Sean has spent much time reading and researching the subject. He has also written two books for Hodder Wayland about the Holocaust.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-9-Levy has spun a tale of multiple historical, religious, political, social, and economic threads that, when interwoven, led to the tragic tapestry known as the Holocaust. Other books have included one or two or at most three of its causes. Levy offers a much more comprehensive, yet succinct, treatment. Throughout, she cites quotes that reveal her extensive research and illuminate the point she wishes to make. In Death Camps, Sheehan correctly distinguishes between the work camps where people died from overwork, disease, accident, and cruelty, and the death camps that existed for the purpose of murder. The author discusses the latter in detail. Where they were, how they were run, who oversaw them and ordered the murders, and what daily life was like for the prisoners are all addressed. In both titles, the photographs, charts, and reproductions are clear, and various resources are listed, including films and places to visit. These titles present many complex issues in a complete and understandable format.
Marcia W. Posner, Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center of Nassau County, Glen Cove, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Wayland
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0750227737
• ISBN 13: 9780750227735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64