The Secret War Against Hitler

by Von Schlabrendorff,Fabian

• ISBN13: 9780813321905
• ISBN10: 0813321905
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1994-06-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

One of the few survivors of the German Resistance, von Schlabrendorff traces his anti-Nazi activity from his student days in the 1920s, through Hitler's rise to power, to the war and his involvement in the July 20, 1944, plot. He vividly recalls the double life of the Resistance leaders during World War II, the futile secret meetings of the conspirators, and their efforts to enlist the aid of weak and vacillating German generals.

Author Biography

James Lester is professor of political science at Colorado State University and the 1999-2000 Fulbright Distinguished Chair of the American Studies at Humboldt University, Berlin. David Allen is associate professor of Political Science at Colorado State University. Kelly Hill is affiliated with the National Conference of State Legislatures. Jeremy Black is professor of history at the University of Exeter. His 27 books include: European Warfare 1660–1815; Why Wars Happen; War for America; and War and the World 1450–2000.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Foreword	p. 1
Preface	p. 5
How Could Hitler Happen?	p. 13
The Roots of the Opposition	p. 32
The Battle Begins	p. 50
Frustrated Efforts	p. 71
Negotiations with Britain	p. 82
Early Plans for a Coup d' Etat	p. 99
The First Year of the War	p. 110
The Early Years of the Russian Campaign	p. 120
Resistance on the Eastern Front	p. 134
The Leaders of the Resistance	p. 149
The Shield of the Resistance	p. 167
The Staff of the Resistance	p. 180
Other Opposition Groups	p. 193
Blueprint for a New Germany	p. 205
To Kill--Or Not to Kill?	p. 220
The First Assassination Attempt	p. 229
Preparations for the Coup d' Etat	p. 240
Plans for the "Day After"	p. 252
New Frustrations	p. 265
July 20, 1944	p. 276
The Price of Failure	p. 293
Gestapo Prison	p. 303
Before the "People's Court"	p. 317
Liberation	p. 329
Chronology of the National Socialist Era, 1933-1945	p. 339
Index	p. 347
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