A Mother's War

by Fey Von Hassell, David Forbes-Watt

The daughter of a man executed for plotting against Hitler describes her life before the war, her father's execution, and her life--and the lives of other anti-Nazi activists--in Dachau, Buchenwald, and other camps. Reprint.

Genres: History

364 pages, Hardcover

First published May 23, 1991

Reviews

[Chrisann Justice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is out of print so I had to buy a used copy. I treasure these out of print stories and can't wait to see them made available on Kindle.

[Danelle Murray · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredible story. Well written. A treasure of history, never to be forgotten.

[Morven Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I could give it more stars, I would.

[Rachelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book up at NIOD one day while visiting WWII comics scholar Kees Ribbens and didn’t really expect much from it. But it’s been a surprisingly interesting read, starting with the author’s diaries at the age of 13 and suffering with her as a “prisoner of kin” after her father was implicated in the failed assassination of Hitler. I’ve read much about Dutch and French resistance during the war, but not the inside job of Germans. Very much worth doing.