{"product_id":"my-father-against-the-nazis-paperback","title":"My Father Against the Nazis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven E. Mayer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat does it mean to stand against tyranny across generations?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1959, sixteen-year-old Steven Mayer performed in The Diary of Anne Frank, wearing his father's coat from their 1939 escape from Nazi Germany. In the audience was his father, whose silent scream revealed depths of trauma that would take young Steven decades to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough intimate family memories, long-hidden documents, and his father's own words, Mayer traces a journey that begins with his father's childhood in Köln, the life-killing force of fascism, the life-sustaining force of family history, the agony of deciding to stay or leave, his service in the US Army with the Ritchie Boys, and postwar life in pursuit of justice and a life lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePost-war, My Father Against the Nazis is more than a Holocaust memoir. It's the story of Paul Mayer's lifelong battle in pursuit of justice, the intergenerational transmission of trauma, and a son's quest to understand his difficult father within the vast currents of 20th-century history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending history, memoir, reflection, and a light foray into prophecy, My Father Against the Nazis is a powerful reminder that the fight against fascism and hate is never over. Using an innovative structure inspired by John Dos Passos, Mayer weaves personal narrative with historical context to explore questions that resonate powerfully today: How do we recognize the warning signs of authoritarianism? Does one flee, hunker down, or fight back? And what can we usefully learn from history?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51885232783648,"sku":"9781962834520","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7qt1j-uBEj9781962834520.webp?v=1781891164","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-father-against-the-nazis-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}