Village In The Third Reich by Julia Boyd

A stunningly evocative portrait of Hitler’s Germany through the people of a single village.
A fascinating deep dive into one community as it experiences the rise and fall of Hitler.’ The Times

‘Boyd is an outstanding micro-historian.’ iNews

‘Masterly . . . [Boyd is] a leading historian of human responses in political extremis.’ The Oldie

‘Fascinating… You’ll learn more about the psychological workings of Nazism by reading this superbly researched chronicle… than you will by reading a shelf of wider-canvas volumes on the rise of Nazism.’ Daily Mail

‘Exceptional… Boyd’s book reminds us that even the most brutal regimes cannot extinguish all semblance of human feeling’ Mail on Sunday

‘Gripping… vividly depicted… [a] humane and richly detailed book’ Spectator

’An absorbing, thoroughly recommended read’ Family Tree magazine

‘Compelling and evocative’ All About History

’The rise of Nazi Germany through the prism of one small village in Bavaria. […] Astonishing’ Jane Garvey on Fortunately… with Fi and Jane

‘incredibly engaging’ History of War magazine