Moscow, Europe Publishing House, 2006, pp 344
Historical memory is short-lived. Half a century has passed since the time when the words «Never again should it be repeated» resounded across countries of the anti-Hitler coalition. Today, we see hangmen and murderers being hailed as national heroes. Cutthroats from police battalions and «Waffen-SS» Legionnaires, who were qualified by the International Nuremberg Tribunal as criminals, are presented to the young generation of democratic Latvia as fighters for freedom and independence.
What really happened in Latvia between 1941 and 1944? What was the Latvian Volunteer SS Legion and how was it recruited, what were the true activities of the «Arais detachment», what were Aizsarg functions and how spotless is the Legionnaires’ record?
These and many other questions are answered in the present collection of archive documents – «White Book» on Latvia during the fascist occupation.
