Trust To A Degree

Growing Up Under The Third Reich: Book 3

A World War II historical novel based on the author’s firsthand experiences growing up in Germany under the Third Reich.

Berlin has fallen, but for fourteen-year-old Karl Veth, the war is far from over.

After surviving the brutal Battle of Berlin by hiding in the city’s subway tunnels, Karl and his best friend Harold believe the fighting is finally behind them. Instead, Soviet soldiers arrest the boys and bring them before a powerful political Kommissar with an unexpected proposal.

Because of their unique knowledge of Berlin’s underground tunnels, Karl and Harold are given a choice: help the Soviets complete a series of dangerous missions, or face an uncertain future in a Russian labor camp.

As they navigate the shattered ruins of postwar Berlin, Karl finds himself questioning everything he has been taught. The enemy he feared is no longer as simple as propaganda once claimed, and the bonds he forms in the aftermath of war force him to confront difficult questions about loyalty, prejudice, and trust.

Then one final mission changes everything.

Faced with an impossible decision, Karl must choose between following orders and protecting someone whose life now means more to him than his own. In a world where survival often demands impossible choices, he must decide what kind of man he wants to become.

Continuing the extraordinary journey that began in Loyal to a Degree, Trust to a Degree is a powerful coming-of-age story of courage, friendship, and hope in the aftermath of World War II.

In the final book of the series, Partners to a Degree, freedom is finally within reach, but the choices awaiting Karl and Harold will shape the rest of their lives.

Perfect for readers of The Book Thief, All the Light We Cannot See, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.