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JFoW | Gentle Violence with John Nettles
John Nettles, author of Jewels and Jackboots – a comprehensive account of Hitler’s occupation of the Channel Islands, returns with the first unabridged English translation of the diary of Baron Von Aufsess, a commanding officer of the German Civilian Administration which was originally based in Jersey during the Occupation.
- Seasonal opening
- Booking needed
Price: starting at £15
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The diary was first published in German in 2020, and has now been fully translated into English (by Robert and Susanne Crooker) offering a detailed documentation of the Baron’s innermost thoughts. The diary reveals the Baron as a multi-lingual aspiring intellectual as well as a notorious womaniser. From unapologetic opinions on contemporaries, to behind-the-scenes wrangling amongst the German command as food supplies dwindled after D-Day in June 1944, Nettles illustrated talk will offer an in-depth look at Jersey’s Occupation from a fascinating point of view.
John Nettles OBE is an English actor and author best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series Bergerac, as well as Midsomer Murders.
- September:
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27th September 2024
19:00 - 20:00
We are open:
September
- Indoor
- Couples
- Wheelchair access
Location
Freedom Centre
94 Bath Street
Jersey
St. Helier
