The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945

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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945 is written by Geoffrey P. Megargee and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0253354285 (ISBN 10) and 9780253354280 (ISBN 13).

Created by the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the monumental 7-volume encyclopaedia that the present work inaugurates will make available - in one place for the first time - detailed information about the universe of camps, sub-camps, and ghettos established and operated by the Nazis - altogether some 20,000 sites, from Norway to North Africa and from France to Russia. This volume covers three groups of camps: the early camps established in the first year of Hitler's rule, the major concentration camps with their constellations of sub-camps that operated under the control of the SS-Business Administration Main Office, and youth camps. Overview essays precede entries on individual camps and sub-camps. Each entry provides basic information about the purpose of the site; the prisoners, guards, working and living conditions; and key events in its history. Material drawn from personal testimonies helps convey the character of each site, while source citations for each entry provide a path to additional information.