Surprise Castle
To the Bitter End

To the Bitter End - Paperback

$21.99
$28.99
-24%
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Hans Bernd GiseviusPublish date:1998-08-22Pages:668
Language:EnglishPublisher:Da Capo PressISBN-13:9780306808692ISBN-10:306808692UPC:9780306808692Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Modern, Europe, WorldBook Topic:20th Century, GermanySize:8.44 x 5.76 x 1.70 inchesWeight:1.9312Product ID:SCTNG790F3
When on July 20, 1944, a bomb--boldly placed inside the Wolf's Lair (Hitler's headquarters in East Prussia) by the German Anti-Nazi Resistance--exploded without killing the F hrer, the subsequent coup d' tat against the Third Reich collapsed. Most of the conspirators were summarily shot or condemned in show trials and sadistically hanged. The conspiracy involved a wide circle of former politicians, diplomats, and government officials as well as senior military men. The Resistance had started as early as 1933 and involved several planned putsches and assassination attempts. Hans B. Gisevius knew or met the major figures--including Beck, Canaris, Oster, Goerdeler, and von Stauffenberg--and barely escaped after the coup's failure. One of the few survivors of the German Anti-Nazi Resistance, Gisevius traces its history, from the 1933 Reichstag fire to Germany's defeat in 1945, in a book as riveting as it is exceptional.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Da Capo PressISBN-13:9780306808692ISBN-10:306808692UPC:9780306808692Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Modern, Europe, WorldBook Topic:20th Century, GermanySize:8.44 x 5.76 x 1.70 inchesWeight:1.9312Product ID:SCTNG790F3
One of the earliest and most active plotters, and later a prosecution witness at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, Hans B. Gisevius (1904-1974) used his positions in the Gestapo and the Abwehr (military intelligence) to further the anti-Nazi conspiracy.
Publisher: Da Capo Press

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All