El Cuchillo De Mi Abuelo - Joseph Pearson.epub -

History is often told through the lens of great battles and famous generals, but takes a far more intimate approach in El cuchillo de mi abuelo (My Grandfather’s Knife) . By tracing the lineage of everyday items, Pearson reveals the hidden, human side of the Second World War. The Story Behind the Objects

: The titular object that sparked Pearson's deep dive into his own family history. El cuchillo de mi abuelo - Joseph Pearson.epub

: Belonging to the cook for the Goebbels family. History is often told through the lens of

The book begins with a haunting heirloom: a knife adorned with a swastika that hung in the basement of Pearson's grandfather. This "enemy trophy" serves as the gateway for a historical detective story. Pearson, a cultural historian based in , investigates six primary objects that belonged to ordinary people—mostly in their twenties—during the war: : Belonging to the cook for the Goebbels family