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A unique view into a familiar topic. The books I've read about this period have always fixated on the war crimes of the Nazis and although that perspective is necessary it has a way of making what happened seem alien and puts much distance between the very human motives that led there. Reading about the wives of key Nazi figures expanded the frame of my knowledge and perspective of both the wives and their husbands.
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It feels weird and insensitive to rate this book so I shall not. It was very interesting to get different perspectives of this horrible time period.
I felt sorry for the people that wasted their lives being brainwashed and full of hatred. I wished that the wives would have gotten harsher punishments tho. Justice was never really restored…
I felt sorry for the people that wasted their lives being brainwashed and full of hatred. I wished that the wives would have gotten harsher punishments tho. Justice was never really restored…
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It's always interesting to examine the political scene from a new perspective. This volume does exactly that. It shows how these women were shaped by Naziism and how they helped shape the men who enforced the regime.
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What a fantastic book! I highly recommend this if you’re into women’s history or WWII history.
This book is well researched and well written. Rather than openly condemning (or supporting) them, Wyllie strives to present their lives in a neutral perspective. These couples are brought to life in a way that a both humanizes them and makes their evil acts more atrocious.
I really enjoyed the fresh and unique perspective of WWII. There is a lot of material about what each husband is doing, but I think that was expected and necessary. To really understand half of a couple, you need to know what the other half is doing. But there is still plenty of information about each woman. Even though I’ve read quite a few books about WWII, before this book I couldn’t have named any top Nazi leader’s wife. So I learned quite a bit in this book. The book even follows each woman until their death, so we really do get a complete look into their adult lives.
One drawback in this type of book is that we are constantly bouncing between the women, which can get confusing. But Wyllie does a good job of trying to group the women together (after all, they weren’t all hanging out together every weekend) and mentioning their husbands enough so that we remember who is part of each couple. It would have been helpful if their last names were used a bit more often though.
Thanks to NetGalley, St Martin’s Press, and James Wyllie for sending me an ebook version of this book in exchange for an honest review!
This book is well researched and well written. Rather than openly condemning (or supporting) them, Wyllie strives to present their lives in a neutral perspective. These couples are brought to life in a way that a both humanizes them and makes their evil acts more atrocious.
I really enjoyed the fresh and unique perspective of WWII. There is a lot of material about what each husband is doing, but I think that was expected and necessary. To really understand half of a couple, you need to know what the other half is doing. But there is still plenty of information about each woman. Even though I’ve read quite a few books about WWII, before this book I couldn’t have named any top Nazi leader’s wife. So I learned quite a bit in this book. The book even follows each woman until their death, so we really do get a complete look into their adult lives.
One drawback in this type of book is that we are constantly bouncing between the women, which can get confusing. But Wyllie does a good job of trying to group the women together (after all, they weren’t all hanging out together every weekend) and mentioning their husbands enough so that we remember who is part of each couple. It would have been helpful if their last names were used a bit more often though.
Thanks to NetGalley, St Martin’s Press, and James Wyllie for sending me an ebook version of this book in exchange for an honest review!
You don't always know what you're going to get when you pick up a historical non-fiction book. Will it be dry and read like a textbook? What kind of slant will it have? Will I actually learn something?
Nazi Wives was an interesting read that focused not only on the women behind the top men in the party but gave a different perspective to the story of the rise and fall of Hitler's movement. Some of the information I was already aware of but I still learned quite a bit. Also, some of those women were much more devoted to Hitler and his ideals than their husbands.
I read a good chunk of the book with my eyes but switched over to the audiobook and definitely recommend it. Either way, if you're interested in WWII history, you might want to put this one on your TBR list.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ebook!
Nazi Wives was an interesting read that focused not only on the women behind the top men in the party but gave a different perspective to the story of the rise and fall of Hitler's movement. Some of the information I was already aware of but I still learned quite a bit. Also, some of those women were much more devoted to Hitler and his ideals than their husbands.
I read a good chunk of the book with my eyes but switched over to the audiobook and definitely recommend it. Either way, if you're interested in WWII history, you might want to put this one on your TBR list.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ebook!
Up until now, the women of the German commanders have often been ignored. While their husbands dominated the battlefields, and their legacy has horrified those who have read about the war, the wives were never given much thought.
This was an interesting read, looking into the women who stood beside their husbands, looking for favor within the growing Nazi party, and gives them a voice in history, other than a footnote beside their husbands.
I enjoyed the book and getting to know a few more shadow figures from history.
This was an interesting read, looking into the women who stood beside their husbands, looking for favor within the growing Nazi party, and gives them a voice in history, other than a footnote beside their husbands.
I enjoyed the book and getting to know a few more shadow figures from history.