The House of BooksChristian Hardinghaus Books in English
All my books available in English: eyewitness history of the Second World War told by the Germans who lived through it, two historical thrillers, true crime, books on propaganda and media manipulation, a novel and a film analysis. Each cover leads to the book page with details and where to buy it.
World War II from a German Point of View
Eyewitness history based on more than 100 interviews with Germans who lived through the war, checked against letters, files and photographs. The testimonies come with the context they need; the aim is understanding, not glorification.
Book 1The Cursed GenerationThirteen Wehrmacht veterans speak for the last time.Explore this book →- Book 2Hitler’s Lost BoysSixteen years old, sent to stop the Red Army.Explore this book →
- Book 3Hitler’s Betrayed DaughtersWhat German women never said out loud about the war.Explore this book →
- Book 4The Wolf GirlA girl survives alone in the wilds of East Prussia.Explore this book →
- Book 5Ferdinand SauerbruchThe star surgeon of Nazi Berlin and the resistance around him.Explore this book →
- Book 6The Iron Cross BargainEastern Front, 1941: the letters soldiers wrote home.Explore this book →
NewBook 7Between Law and MurderHe wore the SS uniform and prosecuted SS crimes.Explore this book →
Cities of Shadow
Dark historical thrillers, each set in a German city at a moment of political rupture. The city is never just the backdrop; it is part of the threat.
True crime
Unsolved cases, researched from files, data and on-site work rather than rumor.
Propaganda & media manipulation
How war propaganda works and how our perception is manipulated, from a media scholar who wrote his doctorate on propaganda.
Historical novel
Film analysis
Reviews, reading and the German editions
Reader reviews for all titles are on Amazon and Goodreads. My German books are published by Piper and Europa Verlag; you will find them in the German Haus der Bücher. My self-published English editions appear under the imprint Hardinghaus Books.
