Children of Nazis: The Sons and Daughters of Himmler, Göring,

Children of Nazis: The Sons and Daughters of Himmler, Göring, Höss, Mengele, and Others— Living with a Father's Monstrous Legacy

In 1940, the German sons and daughters of great Nazi dignitaries Himmler, GÃ¶ring, Hess, Frank, Bormann, Speer, and Mengele were children of privilege at four, five, or ten years old, surrounded by affectionate, all-powerful parents. Although innocent and unaware of what was happening at the time, they eventually discovered the extent of their fatherâ€™s occupations: These menâ€”their fathers who were capable of loving their children and receiving love in returnâ€”were leaders of the Third Reich, and would later be convicted as monstrous war criminals. For these children, the German defeat was an earth-shattering source of family rupture, the end of opulence, and the jarring discovery of Hitlerâ€™s atrocities.
How did the offspring of these leaders deal with the aftermath of the war and the skeletons that would haunt them forever? Some chose to disown their past. Others did not. Some condemned their fathers; others worshipped them unconditionally to the end. In this enlightening book, Tania Crasnianski examines the responsibility of eight descendants of Nazi notables, caught somewhere between stigmatization, worship, and amnesia. By tracing the unique experiences of these children, she probes at the relationship between them and their fathers and examines the idea of how responsibility for the fault is continually borne by the descendants.
Country USA
Manufacturer Arcade
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-02-06
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Arcade
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2018-02-06
Format	Kindle eBook

Children of Nazis: The Sons and Daughters of Himmler, Göring, Höss, Mengele, and Others— Living with a Father's Monstrous Legacy

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