Broken lives: how ordinary Germans experienced the twentieth century

Introduction: Narratives of German experiences. Part one. Prewar childhood. Imperial ancestors

Weimar children

Nazi adolescents.

Part two. Wartime youth. Male violence

Female struggles

Victims' suffering.

Part three. Postwar adulthood. Defeat as new beginning

Democratic maturity

Communist disappointment

Conclusion: Memories of fractured lives.

Introduction: Narratives of German experiences. Part one. Prewar childhood. Imperial ancestors

Weimar children

Nazi adolescents.

Part two. Wartime youth. Male violence

Female struggles

Victims' suffering.

Part three. Postwar adulthood. Defeat as new beginning

Democratic maturity

Communist disappointment

Conclusion: Memories of fractured lives.