One of the most devastating periods in twentieth-century history was the forty-four-month-long rule of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge over Cambodia. Here six experts with varied experiences in Southeast Asia--as scholars, missionaries, journalists, and State Department officials--search for what can be explained in the ultimately inexplicable evils perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge. Accompanying their articles is a photo essay that providers shocking visual evidence of the tragedy of Cambodia's auto genocide.