Growing up in the beautiful mountains of Berchtesgaden -- just steps from Adolf Hitler's alpine retreat -- Irmgard Hunt had a seemingly happy; simple childhood. In her powerful; illuminating; and sometimes frightening memoir; Hunt recounts a youth lived under an evil but persuasive leader. As she grew older; the harsh reality of war -- and a few brave adults who opposed the Nazi regime -- aroused in her skepticism of National Socialist ideology and the Nazi propaganda she was taught to believe in.In May 1945; an eleven-year-old Hunt watched American troops occupy Hitler's mountain retreat; signaling the end of the Nazi dictatorship and World War II. As the Nazi crimes began to be accounted for; many Germans tried to deny the truth of what had occurred; Hunt; in contrast; was determined to know and face the facts of her country's criminal past.On Hitler's Mountain is more than a memoir -- it is a portrait of a nation that lost its moral compass. It is a provocative story of a family and a community in a period and location in history that; though it is fast becoming remote to us; has important resonance for our own time.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Good historical readBy mudville mikeSchooler's account of a little known aspect of the Civil War makes for a very interesting read. If you're a fan of Schooler's other works ("Walking Home" or "The Blue Bear") I will caution that this book is a bit more academic and not the same type of personalized tale as those but it's still a well written book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Customersuperb0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy chris oWonderful description of true civil war action
