Years of Change European History 1890-1990 Book

This is a very good book. I feel the author did a wonderful job with the information he collected. I heard family stories about the detention camps from a close friend of mine. The stories I was told were raw and emotional. And because I heard these stories I expected too much from this book.

Writing the book almost 40 years later may or may not have been a problem.
Had the book been written in the sixties or early seventies would that have made a difference?

Would there have been more emotional interviews? Would the participants have been more able or willing to talk or would they ever be able to divulge their feelings in public about such an unconscionable act against them?

Regardless, this is a very good read--particularly if you never heard about these actions in American history.