The Holocaust Sites of Europe : An Historical Guide

The Holocaust - the murder of approximately six million Jewish men, women and children by Nazi Germany and its collaborators in the Second World War - was a crime of unprecedented and unparalleled proportions, perpetrated in innumerable locations across the European continent.Now in its third edition, The Holocaust Sites of Europe is the most comprehensive and accessible guide to these sites, serving as both a work of historical reference and a practical resource for visitors to them today.It includes all major Holocaust sites in Europe, covering more than 20 countries and encompassing not only iconic locations such as Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen, but also lesser known yet similarly significant sites like Maly Trostenets and Sajmište.It addresses extermination, forced labour and concentration camps, massacre sites, and cities which were homes to major Jewish populations and - often - ghettos, as well as Nazi ‘euthanasia’ centres and locations associated with the genocide of Ro