If we are to believe everything we read and hear in the media these days, childhood has never been in such a ruinous state.

“Wild Christian brothers sharpening their leathers / Learn it by heart, that’s the rule / All I remember is dreading September and school”  – Mick Hanly

A few years ago, following a family visit to the joyful sites and decadent beer halls of Munich, we decided to take the half-hour journey to Dachau Concentration Camp.