In September 1945, World War II—the deadliest conflict in human history—is finally over. The Allies stand victorious over the defeated Axis powers. Although no longer at war, the Allies now find themselves faced with perhaps an even greater challenge: rebuilding a broken world and attempting to forge a lasting peace. Entitled Liberation & Legacy, this curriculum volume focuses its lesson plans, overview essays, and oral histories on the new postwar world: the horror at the discovery of the extent of the Holocaust; justice dealt to the leaders of defeated regimes; and new voices from former colonial empires yearning to be free.
Issued by the War Department on May 16, 1944, this guidebook offers important information for US servicemembers in preparation of potential capture by enemy forces. This book outlines the specific rights protected by the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Eva Schloss describes the existence of her and her family in the Auschwitz concentration camp and liberation at the end of War.
