On Hitler's mountain : overcoming the legacy of a Nazi childhood
Title:
On Hitler's mountain : overcoming the legacy of a Nazi childhood
Author:
Hunt, Irmgard A. (Irmgard Albine), 1934-
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Harper Perennial edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Harper Perennial, 2006.
Physical Description:
vii, 278 pages, 16 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm
Summary:
The author provides an account of her life growing up in Berchtesgaden, a Bavarian village at the foot of Hitler's mountain retreat, discussing a childhood encounter with the Nazi leader, and shedding light on why ordinary Germans, including her parents, tolerated and even supported the Nazis.
General Note:
Originally published : New York : Morrow, c2005.
Includes reader's guide, author interview (16 p.).
Language:
English
Contents:
On writing a childhood memoir -- pt. 1. 1906-1934 : the Pöhlmanns. Roots of discontent ; In search of a future -- pt. 2. 1934-1939 : Hitler's willing followers. The rituals of life ; "Heil Hitler" ; Ominous undercurrents ; Meeting Hitler ; Gathering clouds -- pt. 3. 1939-1945 : war and surrender. Early sacrifice ; Learning to hate school ; Lessons from a wartime friendship ; A weary interlude in Selb ; Hardship and disintegration ; War comes to Berchtesgaden ; The end at last -- pt. 4. 1945-1948 : Bitter justice, or, Will justice be done? Survival under the Star-spangled Banner ; The curse of the past ; Escape from darkness.
Personal Subject:
ISBN:
9780060532185
Format :
Book
