"Based in part on documents seldom used by previous historians, this history of the Third Reich shows how the dramatic, improbable rise of the Nazis happened because of tragic miscalculations and blunders, then documents what life was like for ordinary Germans as the Nazis precipitated the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust"--
The Greatest Generation's Troubled Homecoming from World War II
The narrative challenges the idealized portrayal of the "Greatest Generation" as heroic and well-adjusted after World War II. It scrutinizes the complexities and struggles faced by veterans returning home, contrasting the myth of a seamless reintegration into society with the often harsh realities they encountered. The book invites readers to reconsider the true experiences of these individuals, revealing a more nuanced understanding of their sacrifices and the lasting impact of the war on their lives.
Analyzes six hundred essays written by workers, soldiers, farmers, clerks, young people, and anti-Semites about why they joined the Nazi party.
The Story of the Last American Bomber Shot Down Over Germany in World War II
On April 21, 1945, the twelve-member crew of the Black Cat set off on one of the last air missions in the European theater of World War II. Ten never came back. This is the story of that crew—where they came from, how they trained, what it was like to fly a B-24 through enemy flak, and who was waiting for them to come home.Historian Thomas Childers, nephew of the Black Cat 's radio operator, has reconstructed the lives and tragic deaths of these men through their letters home and through in-depth interviews, both with their families and with German villagers who lived near the crash site. In so doing he unearths confusion about the exact number of crash survivors and ugly rumors of their fate at the hands of the German villagers. His search to determine what really happened leads him to the crash site outside of Regensburg to lay the mystery to rest.In the tradition of Young Men and Fire, Wings of Morning is history as commemoration-an evocation of people and events that brings to life a story of love, loss, and a family's quest for truth.
Příběh poslední americké bombardovací osádky sestřelené nad Německem za druhé světové války.