
The Dead Man in the Bunker
Martin Pollack(Author)
Faber & Faber (Publisher)
Published on 7. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-571-22801-0 (ISBN)
Description
Gerhard Bast was found shot in an abandoned bunker in northern Italy in April 1947. A middle-ranking SS officer and an early member of the Nazi Party, Bast had been on the run since the end of the war after being involved in atrocities in Slovakia. In attempting to piece together his father's life, Martin Pollack assembles the memories of family and friends, carefully reconstructing their lives. Pollack digs deeply into the archives and travels to the places important in the history of the Bast family and in his father's Nazi career. A provocative and devastating memoir which also reveals Europe's darkest past.
Reviews / Votes
"'The author's skilful melding of archival research and unfolding revelations makes a gripping story.' Annette Kobak, Sunday Times"More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
194 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-22801-0 (9780571228010)
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Persons
Martin Pollack, born in Austria in 1944, is a highly acclaimed journalist, editor, writer and translator. The Dead Man in the Bunker is his third book, and the first to be published in English.