Order of Horst Christian Books

Horst Christian is the author of the Journey to America series and the Growing Up Under the Third Reich series.

Christian was born in Berlin, Germany in the year 1930. He was a lover of reading and writing from a young age, but he was entered into a subdivision of the Hitler Youth at the age of 10, which was mandatory in the Berlin school system at the time. He wrote for Hitler Youth periodicals at the time before being drafted into the war to help fight the Soviets. After the war, Christian immigrated to America where he eventually became a U.S. Citizen and still resides here today. Horst lives in Idaho with his wife, Jennifer.

Publication Order of Growing Up Under The Third Reich Books

Publication Order of Journey To America Books

Publication Order of The Kellner Chronicles Books

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Children to a Degree is the first book in the Growing Up Under the Third Reich series. The book follows a boy named Karl Veth, the eldest of three children, who grows up in Germany as Hitler has his grip on the country. Everyone in the country at the time was fed Nazi propaganda, but not all of them bought into it. Karl is good at school, but often finds him questioning these things. Karl’s father and grandfather have their own opinions that contradict what he is taught in school, opinions that they pass onto Karl. However, German law mandates all children must become members of the Hitler Youth and at the age of 10, Karl enters the Jungvolk.

Christian is also the author of the Journey to America series which begins with Postwar Survivor. The book sees Karl after the war has ended as he tries to help his family survive in the war-torn country. His father insists that he behave like a responsible adult, leave home, and learn a trade so he can provide for himself. He ends up on a fishing vessel where he meets up with a kind ship’s captain who helps to set him on a course that will change his future.