Title:
A village in the Third Reich : how ordinary lives were transformed by the rise of fascism / Julia Boyd & Angelika Patel.
ISBN:
9781639363780
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Edition:
First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.
Physical Description:
459 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Going home -- Political chaos -- Nazi stirrings -- Elections, elections -- Opening Pandora's box -- Nazi versus Nazi -- The new era -- Young, bold and blond -- God and Hitler -- Towards war -- Blitzkrieg -- Theodor Weissenberger, in memoriam -- Barbarossa -- Turning point -- Mount Elbrus -- Total war -- Camps -- To the bitter end -- The Jews -- Collapse -- Surrender -- Aftermath -- The reckoning -- A village in the Third Reich: the back story -- Uncovering Oberstdorf's past.
Summary:
"From the author of the international bestseller Travelers in the Third Reich comes A Village in the Third Reich, shining a light on the lives of ordinary people. Drawing on personal archives, letters, interviews and memoirs, it lays bare their brutality and love; courage and weakness; action, apathy and grief; hope, pain, joy, and despair. Within its pages we encounter people from all walks of life -- foresters, priests, farmers and nuns; innkeepers, Nazi officials, veterans and party members; village councillors, mountaineers, socialists, slave labourers, schoolchildren, tourists and aristocrats. We meet the Jews who survived -- and those who didn't; the Nazi mayor who tried to shield those persecuted by the regime; and a blind boy whose life was judged "not worth living." This is a tale of conflicting loyalties and desires, of shattered dreams--but one in which, ultimately, human resilience triumphs. These are the stories of ordinary lives at the crossroads of history"-- Provided by publisher
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OCLC Number:
on1373992554
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