In Hitler's Shadow (ePub)
Post-War Germany and the Girls of the BDM
Imprint: Pen & Sword History
File Size: 1.7 MB (.epub)
Pages: 224
Illustrations: 20
ISBN: 9781526720030
Published: 21st March 2018
Editor's Choice
Chosen by The Armourer as the 'Editor's Choice', July 2018
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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 organisations in Nazi Germany, In Hitler's Shadow has no equal.
★★★★★This book is for anyone wanting to know what it was like to be a member of the Nazi BDM organization. Young girls as young as 9 were indoctrinated into the beliefs of Nazi Germany and were raised to serve the State. An excellent read!
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Editor's Choice
The Armourer, July 2018
What is good is that the narrative sets the scenes up and then allows the women's voices to be heard, as they recount stories of hope and horror.
Article: 'Author revisits Hitler for book' by Sebastian Richards
Evesham Journal, 3rd May 2018
About Tim Heath
Born into a military family, Tim Heath’s interest in military history began at an early age. Firstly, specialising in military ammunition, weapons and militaria collecting in general with particular emphasis on the air war of the Second World War, he embarked upon an extensive programme of groundbreaking research which inadvertently led him to focus his efforts on the social history elements of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich Germany with particular emphasis upon the roles of females prior to and during the Third Reich Nazi era. During the course of his research work spanning some thirty-six years, he has worked closely with both the German War Graves Commission, Kassel, Germany, and veterans and civilians from all sides of the global conflict that was the Second World War. His first book, Hitler’s Girls - Doves Amongst Eagles, was published by Pen and Sword Books Ltd in 2017. Following on from the success of Hitler’s Girls, Tim has written a further thirteen books. He has written extensively for some of the UK’s leading military history publications and has contributed articles to various online media resources around the world. He has also appeared in the Sky History documentary series Hitler’s Handmaidens and The Nazis -Threads of Evil for Refuge 31. He lives in the former market town of Evesham, Worcestershire, UK, with his partner Paula.