For the Fatherland (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781439235928)

Growing up in Germany in the 1930s, Kurt Schultheiss was like the other kids in his neighborhood: rambunctious, inquisitive, and the center of his parents' world. With his blond hair and blue eyes, he was also the picture of Aryan purity, a poster child for the band of "magnificent youngsters" with which Adolf Hitler plotted to build his "new world." As Hitler's power grew, he created the Hitler Youth, a breeding ground for the Nazi SS. As members of the Hitler Youth, Kurt and his friends enjoyed camping, weapons training...and complete indoctrination into the Nazi philosophy of world domination. Eventually Kurt became part of the infamous Einsatzgruppen, a group notorious for atrocities committed against Jews and Russians at the German Eastern Front. In this captivating novel, an elderly Kurt looks back on his life and struggles to find atonement for the terrible sins of his youth, offering in the process his explanation for how youthful potential can go so terribly wrong.

Author: Walter S. Zapotoczny Jr
ISBN-10: 1439235929
ISBN-13: 9781439235928
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2009
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.58d