A fascinating and extraordinary journey into the heart of Nazism -- Ben Macintyre, Author Of Agent Zigzag And Operation Mincemeat Martin Davidson has done a brave thing: he has confronted and revealed his own family's Nazi past. The result is absorbing, highly readable and painstakingly researched -- Niall Ferguson The utterly compelling account of what it's like to discover that your grandfather was a ruthless officer in Hitler's SS -- Philip Kerr The Perfect Nazi is a terrific piece of writing, shedding light on how ordinary Germans abetted the Nazi terror and how in later years all was conveniently "forgotten" -- David Cesarani, Author Of Eichmann: His Life And Crimes A fascinating and compelling account. This is an important book for anyone interested in the moral climate which led to the Holocaust and the other crimes of the Third Reich. -- Adrian Weale Evening Standard A riveting narrative that brings a fresh vividness to a familiar episode -- Valerie Grove The Times Davidson's journey into his grandfather's past makes for a compelling and unsettling tale ... A thoughtful and affecting book. Telegraph Shocking and compelling ... Hollywood fiction turns out to be not so far from the truth as revealed in Martin Davidson's fascinating account of his maternal grandfather Sunday Times Chillingly addictive ... Davidson was right to decide that, whatever the cost, Bruno had "forfeited the right" to post-humous anonymity -- Roger Hutchinson Scotsman This highly readable, thought-provoking book highlights the challenges that German families have faced as they seek to put the past behind them ... It offers a window on how the different generations grappled with the Nazi past -- Hester Vaizey Independent

Martin Davidson, who has two degrees from Oxford University, is an award-winning filmmaker and author specializing in historical and cultural subjects. His many director credits include: Simon Schama's A History of Britain, Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry (A Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Lie (BBC); and The Nazis and 'Degenerate Art' (BBC). He is the author of five previous non-fiction books. At present he is the commissioning editor for history and business at the BBC.