| Description |
459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-444) and index. |
| Subject |
Fascism -- Social aspects -- Germany -- History.
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Fascism -- Psychological aspects -- Germany -- History.
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Villages -- Germany -- Social life and customs.
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Oberstdorf (Germany) -- Social life and customs -- History.
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Germany -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
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| Added Author |
Patel Angelika, author.
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| ISBN |
9781639363780 hc. |
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