In 1940, the German sons and daughters of infamous Nazi dignitaries Himmler, Göring, Hess, Frank, Bormann, Speer, and Mengele were children of privilege at four, five, or ten years old, surrounded by affectionate, all-powerful parents. Although innocent and unaware of what was happening at the time, they eventually discovered the extent of their fathers' occupations:
These men-who were capable of loving their children and receiving love in return-were leaders of the Third Reich, and would later be convicted as monstrous war criminals. For these children, the German defeat was an earth-shattering source of family rupture, the end of opulence, and the jarring discovery of Hitler's atrocities.
How did the offspring of these leaders deal with the aftermath of the war and the skeletons that would haunt them forever? Some chose to disown their past. Others did not. Some condemned their fathers; others worshiped them unconditionally to the end. In this enlightening book, Tania Crasnianski examines the responsibility of eight descendants of Nazi notables, caught somewhere between stigmatization, worship, and amnesia. By tracing the unique experiences of these children, she probes at the relationship between them and their fathers and examines the idea of how responsibility for the fault is continually borne by the descendants.
© 2020 Tantor Audio (Lydbog): 9781705270127
Oversættere: Molly Grogan
Release date
Lydbog: 20. oktober 2020
In 1940, the German sons and daughters of infamous Nazi dignitaries Himmler, Göring, Hess, Frank, Bormann, Speer, and Mengele were children of privilege at four, five, or ten years old, surrounded by affectionate, all-powerful parents. Although innocent and unaware of what was happening at the time, they eventually discovered the extent of their fathers' occupations:
These men-who were capable of loving their children and receiving love in return-were leaders of the Third Reich, and would later be convicted as monstrous war criminals. For these children, the German defeat was an earth-shattering source of family rupture, the end of opulence, and the jarring discovery of Hitler's atrocities.
How did the offspring of these leaders deal with the aftermath of the war and the skeletons that would haunt them forever? Some chose to disown their past. Others did not. Some condemned their fathers; others worshiped them unconditionally to the end. In this enlightening book, Tania Crasnianski examines the responsibility of eight descendants of Nazi notables, caught somewhere between stigmatization, worship, and amnesia. By tracing the unique experiences of these children, she probes at the relationship between them and their fathers and examines the idea of how responsibility for the fault is continually borne by the descendants.
© 2020 Tantor Audio (Lydbog): 9781705270127
Oversættere: Molly Grogan
Release date
Lydbog: 20. oktober 2020
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8. jul. 2021
It is well known among historians that if you want to make money you should write about Nazis. Apparently it works even if you’re not a historian. The author of this book is clearly not and her only aim must have been to make money. Only secondary sources are used and there is not a single new piece of information in the whole book. Everything has been published before - some of it more than 50 years ago. There are a few and shallow reflections so altogether the reader is better off with a different book about the Nazi children. The narrator has all the enthusiasm of your aunt reading aloud the orbituaries. The publisher ought to be ashamed 🤨
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