60th Anniversary of Nazi Defeat

This weekend, President Bush will join Tony Blair, Gerhard Schroeder, Vladimir Putin, and other world leaders in Russia to commemorate the 6oth anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis and the end of World War II. Last month, ceremonies were held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.

To find out more about this important chapter in world history, stop by the library or visit a few of these websites:

• World War II Timeline – Includes images, maps, posters, and political cartoons. Created by Steve Schoenherr, a history professor at UCSD.
• World War II Commemoration – An in-depth introduction to World War II by Grolier Online (materials are from the Encyclopedia Americana).
• Personal Accounts from the Holocaust – A collection of sites with personal stories from survivors and liberators of the Nazi concentration camps.
• The Perilous Fight: America’s World War II in Color – From a PBS series, original color film footage, diaries, and letters help bring American experiences to life.
• Holocaust Encyclopedia – An overview of the events and history of the Holocaust, by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
  

Books in the SWC Library:

• World War II
• Holocaust