Kruger, Horst
The Broken House: Growing up under Hitler
- ISBN 13:
- 9781847926340
- author:
- Kruger, Horst
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- The Bodley Head Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 22.3 x 14.5 x 2 centimeters (0.2
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Broken House: Growing Up Under Hitler by Horst Kruger In 1965, German journalist Horst Kruger attended the Auschwitz trial in Frankfurt, where 22 former camp guards were put on trial for their role in the systematic murder of over 1 million people. This experience sent him back to his childhood in the 1930s, forcing him to confront the reality of life under Nazism. Kruger grew up in a seemingly ordinary Berlin suburb, surrounded by decent, lower-middle-class families who lived non-political lives and respected their neighbours. However, as tragedy struck, this world began to crumble. His sister's decision to take her own life left his parents struggling to cope, and Kruger's teenage rebellion led him to join an anti-Nazi resistance group. As the Nazis rose to power, a family that had initially been seduced by Nazism was slowly destroyed by it. This powerful memoir is a personal and poignant account of growing up in a time of great turmoil, and the devastating consequences of ordinary people being drawn into the darkness of totalitarianism.
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