The Holocaust was genocide of devastating proportions, perpetrated by the German government during World War II. During this time, millions of Jews were imprisoned or killed along with gypsies, the disabled, Communists, Socialists, and others. The atrocities committed during the Holocaust were, up to that time, unfathomable, and its difficult to read about them without being stupefied by the facts. This book examines the Holocaust using well-researched information supplemented by primary sources from the time period, sidebars, and timelines.