El Salvador and Guatemala

Understanding acts of genocide and violent repression is vitally important, so that such atrocities be prevented in the future. This volume contains previously published material that narrates and analyzes the mass killings carried out in El Salvador and Guatemala in the second half of the 20th century. Critical information is broken out and encapsulated into charts, timelines, and graphs. Maps are provided, detailing key geographic information. Background information and first person accounts of the events are provided as well.