The
German-American Bund in words, photos and artefacts
* Was the Bund a German or American
organisation?
* How many
members and units of the Bund existed?
* What was the
Bund vision for America?
* Was there an
American SS?
* Was worldwide
genocide contemplated for people of Germanic origin?
* What
US official and arch enemy of the
Bund turned out to be a Soviet agent?
* What became of
Bund members during and after the Second World War?
* What do
authentic Bund relics and memorabilia look like?
* Are Bund items
faked like many Third Reich items, and how does one tell the
difference?
These and the answers to hundreds of other questions can be found in
this title.
What were the origins of the Bund? They were a mixture of many
things, to include the post-First World War abortive Communist Revolution in
Germany and response by the Freikorps movement, the early Hitler activities of
1922-1924, the world-wide economic boycott of German products starting in 1933,
anti-German propaganda in the USA during the 1930s tied with fresh memories of
US involvement in the Great War, and of course the Great Depression.
“They too were Americans” is an inside view of the German-American
Bund from interviews, personal diaries, hundreds of photos and artefacts
compiled by the author. The Bund was a truly independent form of American
National Socialism which sought understanding as well as friendship between the
United States and Germany. Domestically, the Bund
believed portions of the Capitalist as well as National Socialist world view
could be of benefit to their fellow citizens in America.
