In My Grandfather's Shadow
Book description
The true story of three generations of one family which examines the guilt and trauma of being part of Germany's Nazi past.
This is a moving and powerful memoir that illuminates the extraordinary power of unprocessed trauma as it passes through generations, and how when it is faced it can…
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1 author picked In My Grandfather's Shadow as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The best history books offer a fresh perspective on often well-worn subjects.
Throughout my life, I have been keenly aware of the terrible damage the Nazis did to their neighbors. In this complex and fascinating book, Angela Findlay examines the rarely considered question of Hitler’s catastrophic impact on his fellow Germans and Austrians.
Findlay, the daughter of a British Navy officer and a German girl, makes plain the physical suffering and psychological scars inflicted on Germany’s luckless population in the post-war years.
How much were ordinary German soldiers caught up in the appalling atrocities of the SS? And what of…
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