The Holocaust Chronicle

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Summary: The Holocaust Chronicle
Review: Having read numberous books on the subject matter I feel that this book is by far the best. It is well written, and charts the holocaust from beginning to end. With graphic photos that depict the awful truth of the darkest chapter in our history it brings home the reality and gravity of how the situation began, increased and finally ended.

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Summary: Comprehensive Holocaust history in pictures and words
Review: I have read extensively on the holocaust, visited many of the ghettoes of Europe and this year visited Auschwitz/Birkenau.
Amazingly it was this book that gave me the feeling that I finally understood something of the enormity of the pain and suffering and the amazing heroism of many of Europe's Jews in withstanding the assault initiated by the Nazis and extended by many others...it made me simultaneoulsy proud to be a human and also ashamed.

There are a few flaws.. but they are overwhelmed by the incredible array of facts and human stories that populate its pages...It is what a book should be.

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Summary: I recommend the Holocaust Chronicle...
Review: The Holocaust Chronicle is a book I recommend to anyone interested in learning more about the Holocaust. The timeline, biographies, and pictures were very informative and well put together. I cannot give it a full five stars, however, because there were some factual inaccuracies. Not many, but enough to stop me from putting it on my bookshelf until I edit it myself. An example of one inaccuracy is the book's notation on the death of Holocaust survivor and author Primo Levi, namely, that Levi committed suicide. Nowhere in the book does it note that Levi's death was controversial - it may or may not have been suicide, and many of those closest to him believe it was an accident. This may seem picky, but this footnote is essential when it comes to understanding Levi's works on the Holocaust. Another example of some inconsistencies is in the chapter on anti-Semitism through the ages leading up to the 20th century, and on whom they place the blame for the Holocaust.
Aside from these small inaccuracies, it's an important book in terms of its scope and perspective. Even those who are students of the Holocaust will experience a shift in their worldview after reading this book.

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Summary: I recommend the Holocaust Chronicle...
Review: This book is extraordinary! It was extremely useful to me as an educator in teaching a unit on the Holocaust. It was also extremely useful to me with my graduate studies. It is a wonderful source for educators.

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Summary: informative
Review: This book is one of the best sources of information on Hitler's bloody act of social engineering I have come across.

However, it does have deficiencies I would like to see corrected in a future edition.

It mentions the crimes of Aufseherin Irma Grese, but gives somebody else's picture.

But even worse, it omitts the activities of Germany's very activist Juduciary in assisting, through Dynamic Interpretation, (what would not be called 'evolving standards'),the nazis with their agenda.

It does not mention the case of Erich Charrel vs Ufa Film studios in which the courts defined Jews as being Legally Dead, (Civil Death) as far as contractual purposes are concerned.

Nor does it mention the Airforce House Conference of 23 -24 April of 1941 in Berlin where the heads of the courts gave Hitler a green light to murder the sick and others deemed as people with Lives unworthy of life. (This actually shocked me). Though it mentions Wannsee Conference.

Nor does it mention the travesties after the war in which the courts of Germany and Austria covered for the murderers. Granting them pensions. And givingthem mere slaps on the wrists for murdering thousands if not tens of thousands of innocent human beings.

I did like the listing of the dead, as far as numbers go. But to make them more effective at comunicating the extent of the attrocity, I wish they had given the number of dead with the number available to be murdered.

Beyond these flaws, this is an excellent book on the subject of the HOlocaust.

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Summary: The Holocaust intimately explained.
Review: This is a vivid and monumental work, and should be lauded on the basis of its many merits. One of them is that this enormously complex subject is often explained in one number: Six million. It is a mind boggling number that a person cannot readily comprehend, and therefore any personal value attached to this tragedy is often not felt. The Holocaust Chronicle has taken a step to correct this, using an absolute wealth of photographs (many you have probably never seen before) to try and present to the reader the progression of Nazi malice against European Jews. It simply does a wonderful job of making this information not only readable but easy to digest. Every page contains multiple photos, and a timeline runs along the bottom of every page relating some form of persecution that happened on that month and year. Every other page has a yellow box with the personal story of someone who either suffered at the hands of the Nazis, someone who helped the Jews in their plight or someone who committed horriffic crimes against humanity. This book is written in easy-to-read style, and I think the intent is to convey this terrible chapter of humanity in a way that will not only be easily understood but also something the reader finds interesting and knowledgeable. This history is perfectly balanced, and the research is outstanding. An excellent reference in the back allows you to look up the exact dates that many anti-Jewish laws were enacted or abuses were committed, making this an excellent choice for anyone wanting to educate young adults on this sad chapter of humanity. One other thing: There is always a Holocaust denier in every group, and this subject always bring one out of every crowd. Please commpletely disregard the reviewer comments that are titled "Inaccurate and Shameful", as nothing could be farther from the truth. This is a work of historical integrity that should be in every High School library.

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Summary: The Holocaust Chronicle
Review: This massive volume is undoubtedly the most comprehensive collection of text, illustrations, and pictures that I have ever encountered. Never before have I seen such care and thoroughness applied to a book about the Holocaust. Every single page is packed, and I mean PACKED, with every tidbit of information you could possibly want to know. You could literally spend hours with it in your lap and just scratch the surface of what's inside.

The appeal of this title not only applies to research afficionados but to the general public as well. The style in which it is written flows very easily and does not sound like an encyclopedia entry, which would turn me right off.

This book is an absolute and definitive must for any person who has an interest in the history of the Holocaust. Do yourself a favor. Track down this book and buy it on the spot!

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Summary: Amazingly researched and meticulous in detail
Review: This massive volume is undoubtedly the most comprehensive collection of text, illustrations, and pictures that I have ever encountered. Never before have I seen such care and thoroughness applied to a book about the Holocaust. Every single page is packed, and I mean PACKED, with every tidbit of information you could possibly want to know. You could literally spend hours with it in your lap and just scratch the surface of what's inside.

The appeal of this title not only applies to research afficionados but to the general public as well. The style in which it is written flows very easily and does not sound like an encyclopedia entry, which would turn me right off.

This book is an absolute and definitive must for any person who has an interest in the history of the Holocaust. Do yourself a favor. Track down this book and buy it on the spot!