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Children were at the center of the Nazi ideology; now we have their history of those years. In this groundbreaking study-based on a wide range of new sources-Nicholas Stargardt details what happened to children of all nationalities and religions living under the Nazi regime. Their stories open a world we have never seen before. As the Nazis overran Europe, children were saved or damned according to their race. Drawing on an untouched wealth of original material-school assignments; juvenile diaries; letters; and even accounts of childrens games-Nicholas Stargardt breaks stereotypes of victimhood and trauma to give us the gripping individual stories of the generation Hitler made.
Synopsis
An in-depth examination of the lives and fates of children of all nationalities under the Nazi regime draws on a host of primary material--diaries; letters from reformatories, asylums, and camps, and to fathers at the front; accounts of children's games; and reminscences--to share the personal stories of a generation of European youngsters. Reprint.
Synopsis
A groundbreaking study of what happened to children of all nationalities and religions living under the Nazi regime. Drawing on a wide range of new sources, Witnesses of War reveals the stories of life under the Third Reich as never before. As the Nazis overran Europe, children were saved or damned according to their race. Turning to an untouched wealth of original material school assignments; juvenile diaries; letters; and even accounts of children s games Nicholas Stargardt breaks stereotypes of victimhood and trauma to give us the gripping individual stories of the generation Hitler made.
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About the Author
Nicholas Stargardt, the son of a German-Jewish father and Australian mother, was born in Melbourne and brought up in Australia, Japan, and England. He teaches modern European history at Magdalen College, Cambridge.
Table of Contents
Illustrations Maps
Acknowledgements
The Right to a Name
Dramatis Personae
Introduction
PART ONE: The Home Front
i Germans at War
ii Disciplined Youth
iii Medical Murder
PART TWO: The Race War
iv Lebensraum
v The Great Crusade
vi Deportation
vii The Family Camp
PART THREE: The War Comes Home
viii Bombing
ix Forced Out
x The Final Sacrifice
PART FOUR: Afterwards
xi The Defeated
xii The Liberated
Endnotes
Glossary of Place Names
Archival Sources
Bibliography
Index