In 1886 Elisabeth Nietzsche, Friedrich&rsquo;s bigoted, imperious sister, founded a &ldquo;racially pure&rdquo; colony in Paraguay together with a band of blonde-haired fellow Germans. Over a century later Ben Macintyre sought out the survivors of this &ldquo;Nueva Germania&rdquo; to discover the remains of this bizarre colony. <i>Forgotten Fatherland</i> vividly recounts his arduous adventure locating the survivors, while also tracing the colorful history of Elisabeth&rsquo;s return to Europe, where she inspired the mythical cult of her brother&rsquo;s philosophy and later became a mentor to Hitler. Brilliantly researched and mordantly funny, this is an illuminating portrait of a forgotten people and of a woman whose deep influence on the twentieth century can only now be fully understood.