On Hitlers Mountain by Ms. Irmgard A. Hunt
Brand: HarperCollins
Product Description
Growing up in the beautiful mountains of Berchtesgaden just steps from Adolf Hitlers alpine retreat Irmgard Hunt had a seemingly happy simple childhood. In her powerful illuminating and sometimes frightening memoir Hunt recounts a youth lived under an evil but persuasive leader. As she grew older the harsh reality of war and a few brave adults who opposed the Nazi regime aroused in her skepticism of National Socialist ideology and the Nazi propaganda she was taught to believe in. In May 1945 an elevenyearold Hunt watched American troops occupy Hitlers mountain retreat signaling the end of the Nazi dictatorship and World War II. As the Nazi crimes began to be accounted for many Germans tried to deny the truth of what had occurred Hunt in contrast was determined to know and face the facts of her countrys criminal past. On Hitlers Mountain is more than a memoir it is a portrait of a nation that lost its moral compass. It is a provocative story of a family and a community in a period and location in history that though it is fast becoming remote to us has important resonance for our own time. show more
Condition : New
Author : Ms. Irmgard A. Hunt
Weight : 354
Publisher : HarperCollins
Language : English
EAN : 9780060532185
ISBN10 : 0060532181
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20160421
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : 304 Pages
Dimensions : 205 X 136 X 19