Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow

I grew up in Germany and wondered about a previous reviewer's comments about the narrator's German mispronunciation. I can't speak for Polish but her German pronunciation is spot on. I did a little research and also discovered (as is apparent also from her very slight German accent) that Kana is a native German. Her pronunciation of German names is perfect.

VERY WELL DONE. AFTER READING THIS BOOK I WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SOPHIE SCHOLL AND HER BROTHER. I WENT TO THE VIDIO STORE AND FOUND A FILM WHICH WAS MADE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO CALLED SOPHIE SCHOLL .THE FINAL DAYS. THE FILM WAS GREAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH. GET THE BOOK. RENT THE MOVIE.

A MUST READ

Critcal to understanding how a 'good' government gradually infiltrates the most rational of minds in preparation for atrocities.

This will be an audiobook hard to forget for me.

Good narration, great research and an enthralling subject.

I just watched a movie on Anne Frank...when I came across this title I said," Why not?" There is a little curiousity on how one human being can treat another human being so horribly. I am curious of the psychology behind it. This book tells the tale of many who lived through that era of history. The book was organized and well written. I would recommen it!

I enjoyed the book overall but found the material to be lacking in depth. I should have noticed how short the book was and anticipated such. This is a good basic historical summary of the Hitler Youth but certainly not a thorough study. The book also gives the reader a basic understanding of WW2
However, there is no real discussion of the Hitler Schools or the other specialized schools they were sent to for indoctrination.
Anedotally it is entertaining and this is the best feature of the book.
Hard to explain, just something was missing.

An incredible listen! I've only had this download about a week and have already listened to it three times over! If you have any interest in the terrible period of Nazism, or sociology, cults, brainwashing, etc., this book is for you!

The book is loaded with historical inaccuracies. The author followed the usual template about most books from Nazi Germany. The book ends up being more about the holocaust and has very little actual information about the Hitler Youth.You could get more real information from a Wikipedia entry. (where I'm sure this author got much of their information from)

Anything that is not from this Author.

No I would not. Kathrin Kana wrote a terrible book and it is a waste of money.

The only objective portion of this book was when the Author reluctantly mentioned that the allies targeted German civilians.

Don't purchase this book. It is cheap German bashing and has little to no information about the Hitler youth. It quickly becomes a book about atrocities there is even a chapter on euthanasia for some reason. I guess making someone suffer indefinitely is more human to the author.

This book is a fantastic, but a shocking story of the people raised during the time of the Third Reich. Looking at it as simply a book the only fault is that the author jumps around different years in the book too fast. As an audiobook I find it highly annoying that the person reading this apparently can't pronounce German/Polish names which starts to sound very annoying after a while.