Historical Atlas of the Holocaust

Gives a detailed description of the places and movements of people during the Holocaust. It is very useful for checking on specific questions.

This glossy book with large and gorgeous maps and skimpy text is rated five stars by me simply because it clearly meets its goal of being an atlas. Do not expect more than that of this book. - As far as the maps, they are very well done in that the top half of practically each page contains a colorful map showing where each country's borders changed to and where all the concentration camps were located; in addition major camps and ghettos are detailed down to the street level and, in some cases, to the building level. In other words, if you wanted an easy-to-read color-coded street map of the Warsaw ghetto or the Lodz ghetto, you would find it here. - As for the skimpy text, the text generally follows, or explains, the beautiful maps on the top half of the pages. Only basic information is provided: abbreviated situational/historic background, what area(s) the camp served, what they did in each camp, how many people died in each one of them, how many were Jews, Romas (Gypsies), Russians, Poles, and, especially, how that camp fit into the general order of things at that time. - A very nice book with heavy glossy pages, very detailed in a statistical and often impersonal way, with maps, both general and detailed, that you won't find anywhere else in one collection. - For someone who is not at all familiar with the Holocaust or how it fit in with World War II activity, or for even those who fail to believe the Holocaust actually occured, this is probably the best volume to read before going into the subject matter further.