Helene Munson

Helene Munson grew up in Brazil, Liberia, and Germany, spending most of her adult life in New York and Berlin. She writes short stories in English and German that have been published in magazines and anthologies. Inspired by her family history, her master’s degree was partly about the impact of armed conflicts on children. She lives outside New York City.


Hitler’s Boy Soldiers
How My Father’s Generation Was Trained to Kill and Sent to Die for Germany
by Helene Munson
Hardcover | $27.95 US / $36.50 CAN

When Helene Munson finally reads her father, Hans Dunker’s, wartime journal, she discovers secrets he kept buried for seven decades. This is no ordinary historical document but a personal account of devastating trauma. During World War II, the Nazis trained … Continue reading

The Feldafing Boys
Uncovering My Father’s Stolen Childhood at an Elite Nazi School
by Helene Munson
Paperback | $18.95 US / $24.95 CAN

When Helene Munson finally reads her father, Hans Dunker’s, wartime journal, she discovers secrets he kept buried for seven decades. This is no ordinary historical document but a personal account of devastating trauma. During World War II, the Nazis trained … Continue reading