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On Hitler's Mountain by Irmgard Hunt

On Hitler's Mountain

Overcoming the Legacy of a Nazi Childhood

by Irmgard Hunt
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  • Mar 1, 2005, 288 pages
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  • Feb 2006, 304 pages
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