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Overview
This series explores the major conflicts of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Each book takes the form of a 'timeline' of a particular conflict, looking in date order at 21 key events that shaped its course. Each spread focuses on a different landmark date and includes a description of the event, its causes and consequences, and a mini-timeline of related dates. In this book, the events leading to the Holocaust, its planning, horrific aims and organization are explored. Pages focus on key events, such as: the Wannsee Conference; the start of operations at the Belzec death camp; the Warsaw ghetto uprising; and the liberation of Auschwitz. The information is supplemented by quotations, statistics and fact boxes. The book also includes biographies of key figures and details of where to find more information.About the Author:
Sean Sheehan was a teacher in London and Southeast Asia
Synopsis
This series explores the major conflicts of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Each book takes the form of a 'timeline' of a particular conflict, looking in date order at 21 key events that shaped its course. Each spread focuses on a different landmark date and includes a description of the event, its causes and consequences, and a mini-timeline of related dates. In this book, the events leading to the Holocaust, its planning, horrific aims and organization are explored. Pages focus on key events, such as: the Wannsee Conference; the start of operations at the Belzec death camp; the Warsaw ghetto uprising; and the liberation of Auschwitz. The information is supplemented by quotations, statistics and fact boxes. The book also includes biographies of key figures and details of where to find more information.
About the Author:
Sean Sheehan was a teacher in London and Southeast Asia
Children's Literature
AGERANGE: Ages 10 up.
During the years of Nazi dominance in Germany and across much of Europe, many horrific actions occurred under the auspices of Hitler's political and military machinery. The invasion of neighbors, the annihilation of democracy, and the wastefulness of warfare all were primary features of the Nazi power structure. However, no series of actions undertaken by that vile regime can compare to the attempt to exterminate all Jews that has come to be referred to as the Holocaust. In this title in the illustrated "Timelines" series, Sean Sheehan tackles this perplexing and penultimate tragic subject in a way that will provide his readers with a good foundation for further study. Sheehan presents the Holocaust in a way that offers an overview of some of its primary elements and the individuals most responsible for them. In telling this sad story Sheehan does not skirt the horrible realities of the destruction of Europe's Jewish communities. Likewise, the author of this fine work offers insights into the nature of the leadership that blithely constructed a killing machine so efficient and bureaucratic that it almost beggars description. Finally, Sheehan tackles the subject of Nazi minions who attempted to defend their unspeakable actions by falling back on the fact that they were simply following orders. This is a powerful book laced with sometimes disturbing images and one that is worth perusing. Reviewer: Greg M. Romaneck
Editorials
Children's Literature
AGERANGE: Ages 10 up.During the years of Nazi dominance in Germany and across much of Europe, many horrific actions occurred under the auspices of Hitler's political and military machinery. The invasion of neighbors, the annihilation of democracy, and the wastefulness of warfare all were primary features of the Nazi power structure. However, no series of actions undertaken by that vile regime can compare to the attempt to exterminate all Jews that has come to be referred to as the Holocaust. In this title in the illustrated "Timelines" series, Sean Sheehan tackles this perplexing and penultimate tragic subject in a way that will provide his readers with a good foundation for further study. Sheehan presents the Holocaust in a way that offers an overview of some of its primary elements and the individuals most responsible for them. In telling this sad story Sheehan does not skirt the horrible realities of the destruction of Europe's Jewish communities. Likewise, the author of this fine work offers insights into the nature of the leadership that blithely constructed a killing machine so efficient and bureaucratic that it almost beggars description. Finally, Sheehan tackles the subject of Nazi minions who attempted to defend their unspeakable actions by falling back on the fact that they were simply following orders. This is a powerful book laced with sometimes disturbing images and one that is worth perusing. Reviewer: Greg M. Romaneck