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- ISBN 9781841768748
- Weight: 240g
- Dimensions: 180 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 10 Mar 2006
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A chilling and modern embodiment of the loss of innocence, the Hitler Youth movement transformed German children into adult Nazis entirely focused on Allied defeat.
Despite not being itself a military formation - rather a movement that sought to inculcate Nazi ideology - paramilitary training did however form an important part of this education due to the Nazi veneration of the soldier as the epitome of Germanic manhood. Some members of the Bund Deutscher Mädel, the Hitler Youth organization for girls, even became combatants in the final stages of the war.
Covering the range of a child's indoctrination, from ideology to training, this rare exploration of the Nazi culture provides complete insight into the preliminary training of Germany's youth, and how they became directly involved in military service under the pressure of total war.
After an abortive career as a social worker, Alan Dearn studied Ancient History at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He completed his doctorate at Wolfson College, Oxford in 2003 and currently teaches history at the International Grammar School, Sydney, while maintaining an active research life. His particular fields of interest include the social history of Nazi Germany.
Elizabeth Sharp trained in Fine Art at the Leicester College of Art and Technology, UK, in the 1960s. A full member of the Society of Equestrian Artists and Society of Women Artists, she exhibits regularly in London.
