Grade 7-10?Beginning with a brief overview of Hitler's grand scheme and his rise to power, Stewart covers the Nazi takeover of Poland and the systematic persecution of Jews, particularly in the Warsaw ghetto. The author is careful to present the impact of Nazi occupation on the country, and cites examples of historical Polish anti-Semitism and the manner in which the Nazis manipulated the Poles into helping destroy the Jewish population. Original source material from diaries is heavily quoted in sidebars. All facts and photographs are documented. The black-and-white photos are, unfortunately, poorly reproduced and the writing, with the exception of the primary sources, is rather dry. Details on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a significant piece of the ghetto's history, is difficult to access through the index and given no particular weight in the text.
