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A review by gfairs
A Village in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd, Angelika Patel
challenging
informative
medium-paced
5.0
I had read and enjoyed Julia Boyd's previous book, 'Travellers in the Third Reich', and so was eager to read her new offering, which looks at the Third Reich from the perspective of those living in the small Bavarian village of Oberstdorf. The book covers the political, cultural and social changes experienced by the residents.
The book is extremely well researched, and Boyd uses unpublished diaries and memoirs, letters, local newspapers and town records to share the story of how one rural community experienced the rise of the Third Reich. It is provides a unique perspective as most literature on the Third Reich looks at its rise from an urban perspective, and also does not go into the same level of detail regarding people's lived experiences of this period as Boyd does. Boyd cleverly shows through the recollections of the residents just how a nation could support, or just accept, the Nazi regime when it is unfathomable to the rest of the world how that could happen.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who would like to learn about the impact of the Nazi regime, as this style of writing is far more engaging than most books on the topic. Many thanks to the publisher for the opportunity to read and review and ARC.
The book is extremely well researched, and Boyd uses unpublished diaries and memoirs, letters, local newspapers and town records to share the story of how one rural community experienced the rise of the Third Reich. It is provides a unique perspective as most literature on the Third Reich looks at its rise from an urban perspective, and also does not go into the same level of detail regarding people's lived experiences of this period as Boyd does. Boyd cleverly shows through the recollections of the residents just how a nation could support, or just accept, the Nazi regime when it is unfathomable to the rest of the world how that could happen.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who would like to learn about the impact of the Nazi regime, as this style of writing is far more engaging than most books on the topic. Many thanks to the publisher for the opportunity to read and review and ARC.