The Fascinating Story of Eight Children of Third Reich Leaders and their Journey from Descendants of Heroes to Descendants of Criminals

A unique story of WWII that takes an unprecedented look at the eight children of Third Reich leaders, and their journey from descendants of heroes to descendants of criminals.

"How does one live with the burden of evil ancestry? There is no user's manual. The children of high-ranking Nazis coped in remarkably varied ways. Tania Crasnianski has researched their stories carefully and tells them strikingly."—Robert O. Paxton, professor emeritus of history, Columbia University

"Forays such as this into the underbelly of human history make for demanding reading, but they are necessary if history is to be kept from repeating itself, and Crasnianski is to praised for her diligence and candor."—Booklist

"The author brings to light the fate of children who, after the fall of Nazism, found themselves facing the monstrous reality of their parents, as they considered them until then like heroes. . . . A documentation of family, memory and history."—Le Point (France)

"A first successful book on a particularly scabrous subject."—Figaro (France)

"Tania Crasnianski refrains from making judgments about the behavior of the children of the main actors of the Third Reich. [Children of Nazis] reflects the attitude of each child in how they understand a history broader than their own."—Le Journal du Dimanche (France)

"Tania Crasnianski . . . does not make a plea for these voluntary or involuntary criminals, stubborn or repentant. She brews a series of portraits, a mosaic of destinies . . . which draw a fresco of the great History."—Sputnik France

"Enlightening . . . a fascinating investigation."—La Depeche (France)