A Nazi in the family : the hidden story of an SS family in wartime Germany
Niemann, Derek2015
Books, Manuscripts
For most of his life, Derek Niemann's father kept his early childhood hidden away from the world, his children, even, perhaps, from himself. Though he had lived through the war in Nazi Germany, he never, ever, discussed it in front of anyone. It wasn't until Derek was 50 years of age that he made the chilling discovery that his grandfather Karl had been an officer in the SS, attached to the slave labour camp in Dachau, with his family and children living nearby. A lifetime of unsettling hints and clues began to fall into place, and Derek set out to unearth the true story of an often contradictory family man and his involvement in one of the greatest horrors of human history.
Main title:
Author:
Niemann, Derek, author
Imprint:
London : Short Books, 2015.
Collation:
287 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780722221 (hbk)1780722222
Dewey class:
940.5'41343'092940.541940.541343940.5413
Local class:
B.NIEB NIE
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
678898
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