Welcome dear readers

78 years have passed since the end of the Second World War, and yet this period is still more present than ever in our everyday lives. The sovereignty of interpretation of the events of that time has become a political issue. Discussions about coming to terms with the past, the question of guilt and reparations all too often dominate daily political events. Self-appointed "historians" often pass judgment on a questionable scientific basis. So-called "tradition decrees" regulate how the military and authorities deal with their own past. Other countries look at the way we deal with our own history with a shake of the head.

Many people may have asked themselves what their own father, grandfather or great-grandfather experienced during the war. With what motivation did he go to war and for what goals did he fight? Most of the veterans of the World War have passed away many years ago and have fallen silent. The last remaining ones have already reached or are about to reach the hundredth year of life.

Great friendships grew out of many interview hours and soon the idea of writing biographies of the contemporary witnesses. My intention is to give a forgotten and condemned generation a voice for the last time. Future generations should be shown under which circumstances our grandfathers grew up at that time, out of which motivation they went to war and what they had to go through there. It is an approach to make young people understand what happened back then.

Many hours of interviews resulted in great friendships and soon the idea of ​​writing biographies of eyewitnesses. My intention is to give one last voice to a forgotten and doomed generation. Subsequent generations should be shown the circumstances under which our grandfathers grew up, what motivated them to go to war and what they had to go through there. It is an approach to make young people understand what happened back then.   

I look forward to welcoming you as a customer in my online store and hope you will find what you are looking for in my offer. Every book purchase supports my work. You know still living contemporary witnesses of the world war or have unpublished diary entries, manuscripts or photo albums? I look forward to hearing from you and am grateful for any material that is made available for fair documentation purposes.

Adrian Matthes, Erlangen, März 2023

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