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A Village in the Third Reich

How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed by the Rise of Fascism

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A Village in the Third Reich

By: Julia Boyd, Angelika Patel
Narrated by: Christa Lewis
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Hidden deep in the Bavarian mountains lies the picturesque village of Oberstdorf—a place where for hundreds of years people lived simple lives while history was made elsewhere. Yet even this remote idyll could not escape the brutal iron grip of the Nazi regime.

From the author of the international bestseller Travelers in the Third Reich comes A Village in the Third Reich, shining a light on the lives of ordinary people. Drawing on personal archives, letters, interviews and memoirs, it lays bare their brutality and love; courage and weakness; action, apathy and grief; hope, pain, joy, and despair.

We encounter people from all walks of life—foresters, priests, farmers and nuns; innkeepers, Nazi officials, veterans and party members; village councilors, mountaineers, socialists, slave laborers, schoolchildren, tourists, and aristocrats. We meet the Jews who survived—and those who didn’t; the Nazi mayor who tried to shield those persecuted by the regime; and a blind boy whose life was judged "not worth living."

This is a tale of conflicting loyalties and desires, of shattered dreams—but one in which, ultimately, human resilience triumphs.

©2023 Julia Boyd and Angelika Patel (P)2023 Tantor Media
Biographies & Memoirs Europe Germany Military Military & War Wars & Conflicts World War II Inspiring Village

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