My dad was a tail gunner on lancasters and im particularly interested in the bombing campaign from the german point of view. Farago is a dependable historian of wwii, particularly as regards black operations, i. The workers movements in britain and the us had been crushed and demoralised during the depression. Are there any good books on ww2 from the germans point of view. I survived the nazi invasion,1944 by sarah holland on prezi. The victorious allies look as far from their professed ideals as could be stealing, slave labor, ethnic cleansing and outright murder of civilians. Germanys perception of world war ii is rapidly changing, as cultural attitudes and. It is absolutely necessary to consider other sources before one could say that a nearly complete understanding of world war ii from the german perspective had been gained.
Born in germany in 1942, he arrived in the united states in 1959 as a 17yearold emigrant. German soldiers during or in the aftermath of allied landings in normandy. Etckl, sehkp, quist, ns, and ef helmet factories are listed in addition to a section on qvlbvl helmets. Book 1 of 2 in d day through german eyes 2 book series. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii five books expert. How wwii is taught in different european countries part 2. Those are airtight containers who were prepared for german saboteurs to make sabotages after war. Battle of stalingrad german perspective footagearchive videos from the past. Propaganda poster from the german historical museum. Im looking for something readable covering a fairly wide perspective and more homefront based than millitary.
The title of this book is a little misleading, as it does more than just what the blurb says. Are there any good books that portray the point of view. Since it is primarily an analysis of the individual german soldier from a psychological perspective. For example, in 1957 the west german government reissued world war ii iron cross. As the title says, im looking for books from the germans perspective during world war ii. Between 7 september 1940 and 21 may 1941 there were major raids attacks in which more than 100 tonnes of high explosives were dropped on 16 british cities. A major result of the nuremberg trials after world war 2 was that. Fitted with tinted lenses and retaining green elasticated strap.
Books from the perspective of german nazi soldiers. At the beginning of the second world war, europe was dominated by fascism. In ww2, the germans planned to attack new york city with. He then worked with several german scientists, including otto hahn and lise meitner, who pulled it off in 1938. Germany was divided into four zones of occupation 2. Exhausted german infantryman waits for the next action saved from uploaded by user. Germans said to increasingly view themselves as victims of wwii. Ww1 from german perspective by zachary douglas on prezi. Ive made wonderful friends, been to the most amazing places. Ive seen london, normandy, paris, and im finishing this amazing journey in berlin. Entnazifizierung was an allied initiative to rid german and austrian. The british and the somme 1916 phoenix press new ed by duffy, dr christopher isbn. Hitler killed the jews to fund his war, but he also wanted to take over europe to allow aryans to expand. After years of relative neglect, the reconstruction of postwar germany has recently become a major research focus for historians.
Ww2 unbelievable airtight container find ww2 kurland echo. Jews would be separated from there familys and were forbidden to do many things. This book tells the largely untold and ignored sufferings of the german people after the end of the war of 19391945. Germany world war ii britannica encyclopedia britannica. Master plan for the east, abbreviated gpo, was the nazi german governments plan for the genocide and ethnic cleansing on a vast scale, and colonization of central and eastern europe by germans. The division was headquartered in vienna, in the german military district wehrkreis xvii originally raised from austrian forces annexed into germany before the war, the 9th panzer division was part of most of the german army.
Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This was not his only purpose though, he became a national symbol as well as a symbol of fear to the allies. It came into existence after 4th light division was reorganized in january 1940. Germans said to increasingly view themselves as victims of wwii most now regard allied victory as liberation from the nazis, and only 9% as a defeat for germany. The german perspective history of world war ii study program. There are a number of books in english, and in german for example, by the german sociologist harald wenzler that are crucial and more critical. I was wondering, if there was a game that showed wwii was a wehrmacht soldiers perspective, would you guys want to play it. In ww2, the germans planned to attack new york city with radioactive sand. More about the nazi invasion adolf hitler was a person who hated jews and blamed everything on them even though they didnt do it.
The youth association for a greater europe has been talking to young europeans about how world war ii is being taught in their schools. This wideranging and richly illustrated book deals exhaustively with a subject that many consider heretical. The march of the 2nd ss panzer division through france, june 1944. This is a powerful book, provocative, enlightening, disturbing. Aerial view of hiroshima, japan, one year after the atomic bomb. The 9th panzer division was a panzer division of the wehrmacht army during world war ii. Can anyone recommend a good book, or books, about ww2 told from a german perspective. Part 1 hubert menzel was a major in the general operations department of the okh the oberkommando des heers, the german army headquarters, and for him the idea of invading the soviet union in 1941 had the smack of cold, clear logic to it. The american government soon came to view the programme as ineffective and. We knew that in two years time, that is by the end of 1942, beginning of 1943, the english would be ready, the americans would. The aftermath of world war ii from the german perspective as want to read. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Based on three decades of solid research, wette debunks the myth, created by former wehrmacht officers and continued by their allied counterparts, that the german military fought a clean war in the east 194145.
By wibke bruhns 2008 decades after nazi armies began their march of conquest and genocide, the german children of the war have begun to confront their parents pasts. It was to be undertaken in territories occupied by germany during world war ii. The contributors to this volume were among the first to evaluate the archives relevant to their topic and are hence able to present many fresh insights into allied occupation policy in the late 1940s, revealing the painful adjustment which german industry. Helmets, uniforms, medals original items this is a very unique item signed by one of the most high ranked leader of the nsdap nazi party. Books about ww2 from a german perspective the fedora lounge.
The aftermath of world war ii from the german perspective. The german soldier in world war ii paperback june 19, 1997. The jews were his most frequent target, since they were easily identified and who were perceived as different because of their practices. I have read around the blitz etc but since fleetingly coming across the lives of germans in various books and tv programmes i am intrigued on how they managed to survive or not and how they viewed the allies and russians etc, but essentially a more in depth social history. Best book i have ever read about the war was a higher call. As the subtitle suggests, it is a photo study of the german soldier fighting in and around arnhem, september 1944 its more of a picture book composed of known and unknown german photographs of eight german war photographers. The aftermath of world war ii from the german perspective nordbruch, claus trans e. Books, germany, original period items, ww ii 193945, militaria, collectibles. Paper wars drawn from letters, diaries and memoirs, this impressive study presents a rounded, detailed picture of the daily life of the landser. See more ideas about ww2, world war and world war ii. Fritz does an impressive job of detailing what war was like for the average german soldier on the front lines in world war ii. The united nations was formed to prevent future acts of genocide. My latest book, the splendid and the vile, takes place during churchills first year as prime minister, may 10, 1940, to may 10, 1941, and seeks to answer the question, how on earth did he, his family, and his secret circle of advisors manage to endure the german air war against britain, which unfolded during that 12month period.
The good thing about this book is that is presents a lot of uniforms of the german soldiers. A novel about the aftermath of a nazi victory by bem p. Top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew duration. Is there a movie on ww2 from the nazi germans perspective. All the leaders of the russian revolution had been murdered and the ussr was held in the iron grip of stalin.
Any good world war ii movie from a german perspective. German empire is the name used in english to describe the first 47 years of the german reich. At the end of world war ii, huge swaths of europe and asia had been reduced to ruins. Working class germany history include extended shelves you can also browse an alphabetical list from this subject or from. I am looking to get a bit of a historical perspective on the lives of the normal german family during ww2. My accidental wwii audiobook curriculum jesse doogan feb 5, 2015 as i added the girls of atomic city to my list of completed audiobooks a few weeks ago, i noticed a trend. Are there any good books on ww2 from the germans point of. Allied forces now became occupiers, taking control of germany. The book had a controversial impact in west germany.
A major result of the nuremberg trials after world war 2. Sometimes jews were on the street, and they would be beaten and. Contained in original grey painted tin with card lining. Im doing some research and was wondering if anyone knew of or could recommend any books told from the perspective of a german nazi soldier or official during ww ii, particularly ones that were involved with the camps. D day through german eyes the hidden story of june 6th 1944. Its aim was to bomb new york city, chosen because it is closest to europe and is. Having started out as a quartermaster in the cavalry for the eastern front, he soon became a famed ace of aces. Europe, france, germany, poland, ukraine, austria, russia, world war two and holocaust. German helmet lot numbers 19351945 ongoing research. Germany was so extraordinarily successful in the first two years that hitler came close to realizing his aim. Ww2 german nazi, waffen ss, concentration camp, auschwitz, dachau. Germans said to increasingly view themselves as victims of. What are some good books of world war 2 from a german. What im imagining is showing the story of a fictional soldier who joins the german army because his family is starving and sick, and he needs to bring home more money than he previously was from his work at home.
There are about 12,500 lot number entries listed that cover m35, m40, m42, m38 and beaded helmets. Hand made signature and dedicace on first page, with an official stamp of the nsdap the book of honor nsdap duties of the members of the party anniversary edition. Theres a line in the book where she talks about how the german men liked to come. The blitz from german, lightning was the sustained strategic bombing of the united kingdom by germany during the second world war. The german empire was when it was a semiconstitutional monarchy. The march of the 2nd panzer division through france, 1944 main market by hastings, max isbn. Europe in the aftermath of world war ii by keith lowe. He attended arizona state university and then the university of california, santa barbara, where he received his phd in 1972. Kampfraum arnheim is not another book to tell you the battle of arnhem in september 1944. This book is more focused than most, being a personal, welldocumented investigation of the whereabouts, if any, of martin ludwig bormann, hitlers private secretary and parteikanzlei head, after the. An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the wartorn skies of world war ii if i could only own one book about the war it would be that one. It can be a terrible ordeal not only is there the possibility of injury, but even after that is settled, you really feel like you have.