Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. One . My Family and the Nazis, 1929–1936 12
7. Two . A Small Quarry Town, 1936–1938 36
8. Three . Kristallnacht and the Beginning of World War II, 1938–1940 60
9. Four . Today Germany Belongs to Us—Tomorrow, the Whole World, 1940–1941 90
10. Five . You Are the Future Leadership of the Hitler Youth, 1941–1942 112
11. Six . Between Conformity and Rebellion, 1942–1944 134
12. Seven . In the Belly of the Beast: The Teacher Seminary, 1944–1945 161
13. Eight . The Big Wheels Are Leaving for the West, January–March 1945 185
14. Nine . We Don’t Kill, We Heal: The Russian Invasion, 1945 201
15. Ten . My Hometown Becomes Polish, 1945–1946 235
16. Eleven . Refugee in the Promised Land of the West: Return to School, 1946–1948 269
17. Twelve . Finding an Intellectual Home: University, 1949–1954 305
18. Epilogue 333
19. Books Consulted 345
20. Index 347