Tim Heath Knihy

In the wake of Germany's unconditional surrender in May 1945 and Japan's subsequent surrender later that July, across the world the Allied press proclaimed 'Victory War is Over'! The truth for many Germans, particularly girls of the former Bund Deutscher Madel, was that a new war was just beginning. In Hitler's Shadow conveys the hopes, the horrors and the aftermath of the Second World War in the form of eye witness testimonies, diary entries and interviews. Through the eyes of the BDM girls, it recounts the struggle to rebuild lives destroyed by years of war, and how a country came to terms with terrible war crimes committed in its name. The result is powerful, sad, harrowing, humorous and shocking. In the realms of the study of female Hitler Youth organizations in Nazi Germany, In Hitler's Shadow has no equal.

From the first jungle forays, through the defeats, the victories, the war crimes and the final elements of the war in the jungle which led to ultimate victory over the Japanese, this volume is a unique attempt at telling the story from a fresh perspective, from all sides of the conflict.

Examines the lives of those who lived in East and West Prussia under the Third Reich era, their role in Germany's aspirations for world domination, those who survived the Soviet massacres that took place in the region and those who survived the greatest maritime disaster in history.

The women of the Third Reich were a vital part in a complex and vilified system. What was their role within its administration, the concentration camps, and the Luftwaffe and militia units and how did it evolve in the way it did? We hear from women who issued typewritten dictates from above through to those who operated telephones, radar systems, fought fires as the cities burned around them, drove concentration camp inmates to their deaths like cattle, fired Anti-Aircraft guns at Allied aircraft and entered the militias when faced with the impending destruction of what should have been a one thousand-year Reich. Every testimony is unique, each person a victim of circumstance entwined within the thorns of an ideological obligation. In an interview with Traudl Junge, Hitler's private secretary, she remembers: 'There was so much hatred within it's hard to understand how the state functioned...I am convinced all this infighting and competition from the males in Hitler's circle was highly detrimental to its downfall'. Women of the Third Reich provides an intriguing, humorous, brutal, shocking and unrelenting narrative journey into the half lights of the hell of human consciousness - sometimes at its worst.

Germany's defeat in the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles that followed were national disasters, with far-reaching consequences not just for the country but for the world itself.Weaving the stories of three German families from the beginning of Germany's territorial aspirations of the First World War to the shattered dream of a thousand-year Reich in the Second World War, Tim Heath's rich narrative explores a multitude of rare and untapped resources to explore the darkest recesses of German social and military history.Hitler's Germany presents a nation's journey not only through everyday life and war, but through its own conscience, pain and inevitable search for some form of absolution from its past. It is real, painful and incredibly human - an essential history to further understand the mind-set of Germany during the most tumultuous years of the nation's history.

Draws upon a wealth of previously unpublished material to deliver a dramatic and unrivalled experience of life, death and love in the Third Reich.

This book concentrates on the role of German girls in Hitler's Third Reich. We learn of their home lives, schooling, exploitation and eventual militarization from firsthand accounts of women who were indoctrinated into the Jungmädelbund and Bund Deutscher Mädel as young girls. From the beginnings of 1933 to the defeat of 1945, this book examines their specific roles as defined by the Nazi state.

Focusing on heritage-led urban regeneration, this book explores the rich histories of three iconic Chinese streets: the Southern Song Imperial Street in Hangzhou, the residential Pingjiang Street in Suzhou, and the commercial Tunxi Old Street in Huangshan. Through detailed narratives, it examines how these streets reflect cultural heritage and the impact of urban development on historical preservation, offering insights into the balance between modernization and tradition in contemporary China.

The book explores the significant role women played in Adolf Hitler's rise to power during the 1932 election, revealing how they were drawn to the Nazi Party amidst the chaos of post-World War I Germany. It examines the societal conditions that led to a false sense of utopia, as women sought stability in a tumultuous political landscape marked by violence and uncertainty. The narrative highlights the complex motivations behind their support for Hitler, shedding light on a pivotal yet often overlooked aspect of this historical period.

The book delves into the horrific human medical and military experimentation conducted by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan during World War II, driven by their obsessions with race and eugenics. It examines the grim realities faced by victims, including concentration camp inmates and prisoners of war, subjected to extreme abuses without anesthesia. The narrative questions the motivations behind these experiments, the lack of accountability for Japanese physicians, and the potential benefits gained by Allied powers from the data collected. It combines testimonies from both perpetrators and victims to highlight humanity's capacity for cruelty.