![]() In the middle of the conversation he just said: “oh you English, you missed a chance with us. In the middle of this course I did meet with an old Nazi in a café. In 1972, I had the opportunity to go to Germany on a scholarship from the Goethe institute. Then, as my German got better, I really did come to the realization that what I wanted to do was not to remain a medievalist outside but really to undertake some work on German history. But I did have a very good German teacher and she filled all the class with her enthusiasm for things that were German, not just history but politics, culture, arts, literature and so on. I couldn’t do it at school or university. The main thing was starting learning German in about 1970. Ian Kershaw: It was a long period of transition and did not happen overnight. ![]() So how come you’ve gone on to specialize in contemporary history and the issue of Nazism? I believe you used to be a professor in medieval history. ![]() Thomas Roman: My first question would be on your work itself. ![]()
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