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Hitler's Children
- Sons and Daughters of Third Reich Leaders
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
Göring. Hess. Mengele. Dönitz. Names that conjure up dark memories of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. They were the architects of the Third Reich. And they were fathers. Gerald Posner convinced 11 sons and daughters of Hitler's inner circle to break their silence.
This second generation of perpetrators in Hitler's Children struggle with their Third Reich inheritance. In grappling with memories of good and loving fathers who were later charged with war crimes, these heirs to the Nazi legacy add a fresh and important perspective to understanding the complexity of what historian, Hannah Arendt, dubbed "the banality of evil".
Hitler's Children is much more, however, than a series of startling family interviews. It is also a spellbinding insider's look at some of the men whose names have become synonymous with terror. This is a classic book about the second generation of Nazi perpetrators (the only one ever to have family interviews with Hess, Mengele, Donitz, and Göring.) No other book author or documentarian ever got those children to talk again. And Norman Frank, the eldest son of war criminal Hans Frank, also never spoke to anyone but Posner.
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- d j brennan
- 06-09-23
It’s in the blood
This was a new perspective f the war for me. Rolf Heiss worryingly hasn’t taken the loss of the war well. I think he represents a lot of Germans. He talks of a future with a powerful Germany! Thankfully Europe has grown up and people like him will soon be extinct
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- Samantha cross
- 14-10-19
Thought provoking
An insightful book about the children of the nazis , some innocent and trying to redress what happened, some not so . How they must struggle to bear the wrongs of their parents
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- C. Hamilton-welsh
- 04-10-17
very good
an interesting approach to understanding the legacy of these monstrous men from the perspective of these children. it is disturbing how great many of the nazis were as fathers. it is understandable why the children have struggled with their identities but there are such differing outcomes for this struggle. highly recommended
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- cj
- 03-10-24
Interesting
Interesting but not really much depth to the work. Had hoped it would provide more insight after watching a few documentaries but nothing really other than the denial of the Hess and Goring children
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- Mike S.
- 01-04-23
Disappointing.
The title indicates that the book is about 'Hitler's Children'. The first chapters deal with the problems Hitler et al had with Jews. Presumably, they are not Hitler's children. Very disappointing.
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