About the book
In this riveting, powerful narrative, Lynn Nicholas shows how children under the Nazis became mere objects available for use in the service of the totalitarian state. Nicholas recounts the euthanasia and eugenic selection, racist indoctrination, kidnapping and “Germanization,” mass executions, and slave labor to which the Nazis subjected Europe’s children. She also captures the uprooted children’s search for their families in the aftermath of the war. A disturbing and absolutely necessary work, Cruel World opens a new chapter in World War II studies.
Editions of Cruel World
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679776635
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780679454649
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307793829
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307739711
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In this riveting, powerful narrative, Lynn Nicholas shows how children under the Nazis became mere objects available for use in the service of the totalitarian state. Nicholas recounts the euthanasia and eugenic selection, racist indoctrination, kidnapping and “Germanization,” mass executions, and slave labor to which the Nazis subjected Europe’s children. She also captures the uprooted children’s search for their families in the aftermath of the war. A disturbing and absolutely necessary work, Cruel World opens a new chapter in World War II studies.
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What is Cruel World about?
In this riveting, powerful narrative, Lynn Nicholas shows how children under the Nazis became mere objects available for use in the service of the totalitarian state. Nicholas recounts the euthanasia and eugenic selection, racist indoctrination, kidnapping and “Germanization,” mass executions, and slave labor to which the Nazis subjected Europe’s children. She also captures the uprooted children’s search for their families in the aftermath of the war. A disturbing and absolutely necessary work, Cruel World opens a new chapter in World War II studies.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Cruel World?
History and Archaeology > History > European history
Where can I read a sample of Cruel World?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780679776635
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Cruel World?
Lynn H. Nicholas
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Cruel World is available as paperback(ISBN 9780679776635) and altformat(ISBN 9780679454649) and ebook(ISBN 9780307793829) and ebook(ISBN 9780307739711)
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