Post-War Lies : Germany and Hitler's long shadow

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A German bestseller Post-War Lies is a superb portrait of a torn generation: the Nazi Party's youngest members, those born between 1919 and 1927, who were raised on an ideological diet of racism and militarism. A number of them — from prominent politician Hans-Dietrich Genscher to writer Martin Walser — were later to become leading public figures in federal Germany. In this meticulously researched book, Malte Herwig reveals how Germany handled these former party members. For nearly half a century, it was a case of ‘don't ask, don't tell'. While the US government held captured Nazi record. Read more... Abstract: A German bestseller Post-War Lies is a superb portrait of a torn generation: the Nazi Party's youngest members, those born between 1919 and 1927, who were raised on an ideological diet of racism and militarism. A number of them — from prominent politician Hans-Dietrich Genscher to writer Martin Walser — were later to become leading public figures in federal Germany. In this meticulously researched book, Malte Herwig reveals how Germany handled these former party members. For nearly half a century, it was a case of ‘don't ask, don't tell'. While the US government held captured Nazi record Content: Front Cover Dedication Title Page Copyright Contents List of Abbreviations Prologue Introduction: The Recruits 1 The Funeral Pyre 2 Members Only 3 The Boys Left Standing 4 The (Former) Lives of Others 5 In Mr Simon's Safe 6 Last Ink: Günter Grass 7 'The need to spell out our lives': Martin Walser 8 The End of Their Story Notes.