Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Bartoletti, S. C. (2005). Hitler Youth: Growing up in hitler's shadow. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc..

Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow tells the true stories of German youngsters who believed salvation would come through Hitler's reign from 1933-1945. Millions of these youths joined the Hitler Youth either because they believed in Hitler or in most cases they were forced (or brainwashed) to join. Hitler's followers and worshipers threatened families to either allow their children into the group or else they were still taken by force. Many of these stories are retold from these same members who survived Hitler's reign, but now acknowledge been part of something they wish they would have not been part of. Bartoletti successfully documents actual events from Aryans, Jews, devoted Nazis, Nazi resisters, leaders, followers, oppressors, and victims in this mesmerizing nonfiction book.

Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQzIQQcsXcE