There have been many stories written about World War II, but rare is the book which
gives you such an intense feeling for the German civilian. And even fewer stories
have been honestly told about the arguments and anguish of Germans fighting Germans
when one follows Hitler and the other follows God-given feelings about what is wrong.
Brain washing of the German children began at age ten. Some parents loved it --
for others, a suffering fury engulfed them. Adam Daub was such a man for he was a
pure soul, who knew loving his fellow man was important. He trained his daughter
carefully. Then "Adolf" (for Herr Daub would not give Adolf the dignity of a last
name) got Gerda. Deep love between father and daughter is all that kept the home
from being torn asunder -- but their hearts were torn in two.
This is a true biographical work. Gerda was five when Hitler became Chancellor
of Germany, and at age ten she joined the mandatory organization, Hitler Youth.
Gerda's life is a panorama of history:
How many people can say they attended the Olympics in Germany
and witnessed the historic races of Jesse Owens?
How many people can say that as a child they met Hitler in person?
How many people can say they met Rudolf Hess?
Or Baldur von Schirach?
How many people can say they shook hands with Hitler, then were
promoted by him personally to a high ranking office in his Youth
Organization? Gerda can and she was only fifteen.
And then there are the love stories.
Gerda survived falling bombs, being hit by shrapnel, exposure to
chemicals, being shot at by fighter planes, sleeping in a house with
a dead woman hanging from the ceiling, sleeping in a horse barn
with horses, and fleeing by bicycle through blizzard snows ahead
of the Bolsheviks.
The lies Adolf Hitler told the German people would have destroyed Gerda had
she not had the strong love of her father and mother.
You will find no pictures of Adolf Hitler in this book. Gerda will not honor him so.
