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If so many books about world war 2 isnt it a sign of disrespect for the people that died and had to live in things like consentration camps. It may seem to some that it is ok to right about these things but some people might find it somewhat offensive that books are made about what went on in that time.

Three words: Lest they forget. It is not a sign of disrespect to write about the horrors that people were forced to endure. It is confirmation of their suffering and affirmation for the survivors that the strength of their spirits helped them endure. If we close our eyes to the evil deeds that people did in the past, we make ourselves more vulnerable to letting them be repeated--even to becoming victims ourselves.

What offends me about "what went on in that time" is that the Nazis were able to torture and kill so many people for such a long time before being stopped. What offends me even more is the effort by some people today to claim that the holocaust never happened, and that if it did, it wasn't as extensive as it's made out to be. Sure, I feel uncomfortable when I see newsreels of bodies stacked up in piles, of people who look like walking skeletons, of lampshades and wallets made from human skin. But maybe that discomfort will keep me from letting those horrible things ever happen again.