Richly illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs, the
guide presents the most important data on Auschwitz, including the
number of victims, the story of the founding of the camp and its
expansion, descriptions of the Resistance Movement inside and around the
camp. It also descibes the liberation of the camp, and a timeline of
important events.
The part devoted to the Museum covers its history, beginning with the
moment several months after the end of the Second World War when a group
of former Polish prisoners began to publicly espouse the idea of
commemorating the victims of Auschwitz.