Hitler's Housewives

German Women on the Home Front

New Hardback Illustrated

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Under Hitler's leadership the 'kinder, küche, kirche' (children, kitchen, church) doctrine, first popularized under Kaiser Wilhelm II, became a staple of propaganda and the Hausfrauen of Nazi Germany were regarded as critical to the success of the Third Reich. Using the first-person testimonies of women from various backgrounds Tim Heath explores how the role of 'guardian of the home' ultimately became blurred by the demands and horrors of war.

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