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Hitler's Boy Soldiers: How My Father's Generation Was Trained to Kill and Sent to Die for Germany
Written by Helene Munson
Narrated by Caitlin Cavannaugh
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This true, untold story of how Germany’s children fought in WWII is told through the lens of the author’s father and his rediscovered journal.
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Helene Munson
Helene Munson grew up in Brazil, Liberia, and Germany, spending most of her adult life in New York and Berlin. She writes short stories in English and German, which have been published in magazines and anthologies. Inspired by her family history, she studied the impact of armed conflicts on children for her master’s degree. She lives outside New York City.
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