Book Two in the series. On May 3, 1945, Karl Veth is arrested, just one day after the fall of Berlin. He and his friend, Harold, had survived the last few days of the Battle of Berlin by taking refuge in the subway tunnels under the city. Up until the day before, the two 14 year old boys had been members of the Hitler Youth and now that Berlin had surrendered, they thought the horrors of the war were behind them. Unfortunately, that was not the case.   Arrested by a Russian political … [Read more...] about Trust To A Degree by Horst Christian @HorstChristian1

Based on a true story, a young boy in World War II Germany is forced to become a man well before his time, or perish. Karl Veth is 14 years old and as mandated by German law, a member of Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth). He is the assistant to the leader of a KLV camp in Poland - an air raid evacuation camp where 120 German boys under the age of 12 were sent to protect them from the bombings in Berlin. As the Russian army advances and breaks through the German defense lines, Karl is put in command … [Read more...] about Loyal To A Degree by Horst Christian