Tim Tate Knihy

„Před více než 70 lety jsem byla dárečkem pro Adolfa Hitlera. Jako miminko mě ukradli a stala jsem se součástí jednoho ze zrůdných nacistických projektů: Lebensbornu.“ Program Lebensborn, výtvor Heinricha Himmlera, unesl až půl milionu dětí z celé Evropy. Prostřednictvím procesu nazvaného germanizace se měly stát příští generací árijské rasy během druhé fáze konečného řešení. V létě roku 1942 museli rodiče napříč nacisty okupovanou Jugoslávií podrobit své děti zdravotním kontrolám určeným k posouzení rasové čistoty. Jednomu takovému dítěti, Erice Matkové, bylo pouhých 9 měsíců, když nacističtí lékaři prohlásili, že je vhodná k tomu, aby byla „dítě Hitlera“. Převezli ji do Německa a umístili k politicky prověřeným pěstounům. Z Eriky se stala Ingrid von Oelhafen. O mnoho let později začala Ingrid odhalovat pravdu o své identitě. Přestože s blížícím se koncem války nacisté mnoho záznamů o projektu Lebensborn zničili, podařilo se jí objevit dokumenty a důkazy, které ji zavedly zpět do místa narození a k její původní rodině. Postupně tak odhalila a zrekonstruovala celý svůj příběh – příběh Hitlerova ukradeného dítěte.

Longlisted for the People's Book Prize 2018, this compelling narrative explores themes of resilience and personal transformation. The story follows a protagonist navigating complex relationships and societal challenges, ultimately leading to profound self-discovery. Richly developed characters and a gripping plot engage readers, inviting them to reflect on their own journeys. The author's poignant prose and insightful observations make this a thought-provoking addition to contemporary literature.

"Spring 1958: a mysterious individual believed to be high up in the Polish secret service began passing Soviet secrets to the West. His name was Michal Goleniewski and he remains one of the most important, yet least known and most misunderstood spies of the Cold War. Even his death is shrouded in mystery and he has been written out of the history of Cold War espionage - until now. Tim Tate draws on a wealth of previously-unpublished primary source documents to tell the dramatic true story of the best spy the west ever lost - of how Goleniewski exposed hundreds of KGB agents operating undercover in the West; from George Blake and the 'Portland Spy Ring', to a senior Swedish Air Force and NATO officer and a traitor inside the Israeli government. The information he produced devastated intelligence services on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Bringing together love and loyalty, courage and treachery, betrayal, greed and, ultimately, insanity, here is the extraordinary true story of one of the most significant but little known spies of the Cold War"--Publisher's website

"An emotional read... engagingly written." -- All About History magazine In 1942 Erika, a baby girl from Yugoslavia, was taken for a 'medical' examination by the Nazi occupiers. Declared an 'Aryan', she was removed from her mother; her true identity erased, she became Ingrid von Oelhafen. The Lebensborn programme was the brainchild of Himmler: an extraordinary plan to create an Aryan master race. Later, as Ingrid began to uncover her true identity, the full scale of the scheme became clear - including the kidnapping of up to half a million babies like her, and the deliberate murder of children born into the programme who were deemed 'substandard'. Her research took her to little-known records of the Nuremberg Trials, and, ultimately, to Yugoslavia, where an extraordinary discovery revealed the full truth behind her story: the Nazis had substituted 'Ingrid' with another child, who had been raised as 'Erika' by her family. Written with insight and compassion, this is a powerful meditation on the personal legacy of Hitler's vision, of Germany's brutal past and of a divided Europe that for many years struggled to come to terms with its own history.