Requiem For A German Past: A Boyhood among the Nazis

by Jurgen Herbst

2020-05-04 02:37:54

Jurgen Herbst's account of growing up in Nazi Germany from 1928 to 1948 is a boy's experience of anti-Semitism and militarism from the inside. Herbst shows us that Germany was not just a land of hate and brutality but also of love, beauty, religiosit... Read more
Jurgen Herbst's account of growing up in Nazi Germany from 1928 to 1948 is a boy's experience of anti-Semitism and militarism from the inside. Herbst shows us that Germany was not just a land of hate and brutality but also of love, beauty, religiosity, and vibrant culture. His father was a loving parent, a scholar, a man of principle and a German officer. Jurgen Herbst was a middle-class, middle-class boy in a Lutheran family that saw value in Prussian military ideals and a mythic German past. His is a compelling tale of moral awakening. He recalls his confusion as some of his classmates are no longer welcome at his school, his consternation as he tries to reconcile what and how he learned from his favorite teachers and what was subsequently taught by their party replacements. His description of walking to school the morning after Kristallnacht is clear and chilling. Less

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File size9 X 6 X 0.6 in
Print pages256
PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press
Publication date January 16, 2016
LanguageEnglish
ISBNc55fcea8-930f-4289-b408-7291ecad38f4

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