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Summary: JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR!!!
Review: A clearly written guide with exact directions to the Holocaust Memorials. The "Turn Left, Turn Right", "Look for a sign that says..." directions are clear and easy to follow. (It even has pictures of the signs!). I used this guide on my trip to Auschwitz and several other camps and found my way there on foot from the train stations with ease. I recommend this guide for the independent traveler who likes to venture out on their own, but needs a road map to lead the way. This resource has an incredible amount of detail, great maps, pictures and many website addresses. I can't thank the author enough for compiling this information. Great Job!!
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Summary: Very Informative
Review: I took this book along on my yearly train trip across Europe and found it very helpful in planning some Holocaust-related stops along the way. I had no idea where most of them were and my other guidebooks didn't mention many of these places. This is a valuable resource for an emotional learning experience.
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Summary: THE Concise and Practical Guide to Concentration Camps
Review: Karl P. Koenig (kpkoe@swcp.com). Photographer and writer. February 3, 2000. A Brilliant and Concise Guide. I have looked for the information provided in this book about the camps for several years. Nothing that I have uncovered compares even remotely with Terrance's book. He tells the traveller how to proceed right down to precise maps for walkers, drivers, bus and rail travelers. He provides language and cultural hints, cost information, and so on. In a way, this is scholarship at its best because it provides with a high degree of precision exactly what one must know to travel in foreign countries and discover those locations residents may not be all that happy for you to find. Still, the book is non-polemical and non-political. He just tells it the way it is--clearly and unapologetically. I recommend it highly and will use it on my next photographic tour of the camps. Karl P. Koenig Also recommended: Reading the Holocaust. The War Against the Jews. Foley: The Spy who Saved 10,000 Jews.
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Summary: THE Concise and Practical Guide to Concentration Camps
Review: Karl P. Koenig (kpkoe@swcp.com). Photographer and writer. February 3, 2000. A Brilliant and Concise Guide. I have looked for the information provided in this book about the camps for several years. Nothing that I have uncovered compares even remotely with Terrance's book. He tells the traveller how to proceed right down to precise maps for walkers, drivers, bus and rail travelers. He provides language and cultural hints, cost information, and so on. In a way, this is scholarship at its best because it provides with a high degree of precision exactly what one must know to travel in foreign countries and discover those locations residents may not be all that happy for you to find. Still, the book is non-polemical and non-political. He just tells it the way it is--clearly and unapologetically. I recommend it highly and will use it on my next photographic tour of the camps. Karl P. Koenig Also recommended: Reading the Holocaust. The War Against the Jews. Foley: The Spy who Saved 10,000 Jews.
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Summary: KZ Gedenkstatte
Review: Most conventional European tour guides have brief descriptions of the more prominent concentration camps and related memorial sites, as well as directions to them. Terrance's book goes beyond this to include a large number of secondary sites. It also has a photograph of each memorial it discusses, and a map to get you there. However, it is not a comprehensive guide to all concentration camp memorials. Many minor facilities have been omitted. The directions focus almost entirely on tourists traveling by train. The only street directions are maps showing how to walk from the train station to the memorial, or which bus to take. It will be impractical for tourists visiting by automobile, since he usually omits which highways to take to get into the general area. This tour guide does not mention any of the non-Holocaust sites near concentration camps that would be of interest to travelers, such as the castle in Dachau, or the rallying grounds in Nurnberg. You will need to get another tour guide to fill in these gaps, so you can see as much as possible in any given town you are visiting. Overall, I do not mean to sound as if I am speaking ill of the book. What it has is good, but more comprehensive coverage is needed.
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Summary: Exceeded my expectations
Review: No one out there details locations of concentration camps - I myself only had a marked up map estimated from descriptions by survivors. I was so pleased to find this book!! If you're at all interested in visiting a camp, you really should have this book - especially if you'll be visiting from outside Europe. The minute detail - what bus and train to take, travel time, location of stops, where to go, who to talk to - it's really incredible what Marc Terrance has done.
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Summary: A MUST before a trip to Europe
Review: No one out there details locations of concentration camps - I myself only had a marked up map estimated from descriptions by survivors. I was so pleased to find this book!! If you're at all interested in visiting a camp, you really should have this book - especially if you'll be visiting from outside Europe. The minute detail - what bus and train to take, travel time, location of stops, where to go, who to talk to - it's really incredible what Marc Terrance has done.
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Summary: 30 June 1999
Review: SYNOPSIS: A MUST for anyone planning to visit these memorials. It contains 45 street maps showing the exact directions to the sites, in most cases how to walk from the nearest train stations to the camps! Includes road signs, bus and train information, opening hours, addresses, phone/fax numbers, email and many useful websites for more information. Over 160 photos lead you on your journey through Poland, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, France and The Netherlands. This concise, detail-filled guide will help you along your way and open your eyes to the atrocities that occurred during the Holocaust. Whether you are a survivor of the camps, a history student or simply a traveler in search of a better understanding of this subject, this material will answer many of your questions such as: Is there a memorial? What remains of the camps today? Is it worth the trip? How much time do I need to schedule for my visit? Is there an entrance fee? and much more. The author sincerely hopes that those visiting these memorials will learn something from their experience. These were terrible times we must Never Forget, and we must say, NEVER AGAIN!
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Summary: Finally! Someone has written a comprehensive guide.
Review: This book is a must-read for anyone who plans to tour any of the camps. Contains meticulously accurate directions, train schedules, etc. which enables you to plan and actually FIND some of the more obscure camps with ease.
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Summary: A Student
Review: This book is ideal for the independent traveler. It would also be handy as a complimentary guide to standard guides that group leaders may use. As a student who has traveled to many of these sites, this book would have been ideal for locating some of the camps, as signs can be small or absent altogether. If I ever return to visit camps this guide will be a must have to accompany me. For those with little knowledge of the camps, you will need another book to give you the background and history of the camps. Terrance's guide focuses mostly on how to get there and highlights the main visuals you'll encounter.
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