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Author : Randall Hansen
Release : 2014
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 928/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Disobeying Hitler by : Randall Hansen
Download or read book Disobeying Hitler written by Randall Hansen. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the men who disobeyed Hitler's orders through resistance, thus saving thousands of Allied and German lives, keeping supply lines open, while preserving cities and infrastructure.
Author : Randall Hansen
Release : 2015-04-28
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 648/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Disobeying Hitler by : Randall Hansen
Download or read book Disobeying Hitler written by Randall Hansen. This book was released on 2015-04-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both horrifying and life-affirming, Disobeying Hitler tells the untold story of German revolt against the dying Nazi tyranny. Anyone with even a passing interest in the Second World War knows about the plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944. There was even a Tom Cruise movie. But the story of the great wave of resistance that arose in the year that followed--with far-reaching consequences--has never been told before. Drawing on newly opened archives, acclaimed historian Randall Hansen shows that many high-ranking Nazis, and average German citizens in far greater numbers than previously recognized, reacted defiantly to the Fuhrer's by then manifest insanity. Together they spared cities from being razed, and prevented the needless obliteration of industry and infrastructure. Disobeying Hitler presents new evidence on three direct violations of orders made personally by Adolf Hitler: the refusal by the commander of Paris to destroy the city; Albert Speer's refusal to implement a scorched earth policy in Germany; and the failure to defend Hamburg against invading British forces. In gripping, story-driven style, Disobeying Hitler shows how the brave resistence of soldiers and civilians, under constant threat of death, was crucial for the outcome of the war. Their bravery saved countless lives and helped lay the foundations for European economic recovery--and continued peace.
Author : Randall Hansen
Release : 2024-10-10
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 570/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Disobeying Hitler by : Randall Hansen
Download or read book Disobeying Hitler written by Randall Hansen. This book was released on 2024-10-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A chilling look at Nazi Germany in collapse' Globe and Mail 'Excellent' Evening Standard | 'Fascinating' Ben Macintyre Raze Paris to the ground. Burn the bridges. Destroy all industry. These were just a few of the insane orders issued by Hitler in the closing months of the Second World War, as the Allies made their unstoppable advance on Germany. Had it not been for the determination and bravery of a few Germans – officers and ordinary civilians – who disobeyed Hiter, Europe might have been a scorched ruin. Many paid with their lives. Might Rommel have opened the Western Front to the Allies on 20 July 1944 had he not been shot at a few days earlier? Did Albert Speer single-handedly prevent the destruction of bridges, factories and towns? Did a Prussian general save Paris? In this compelling book, distinguished historian Randall Hansen explores the extraordinary phenomenon of disobedience-as-resistance and its effect on both the war and its aftermath. A gripping account of German resistance to Hitler’s tyranny in the last year of World War Two, in its 80th anniversary year.
Author : Professor & Canada Research Chair in Political Science Randall Hansen
Release : 2014-05-20
Genre : Anti-Nazi movement
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Book Rating : 639/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Disobeying Hitler by : Professor & Canada Research Chair in Political Science Randall Hansen
Download or read book Disobeying Hitler written by Professor & Canada Research Chair in Political Science Randall Hansen. This book was released on 2014-05-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on previously unexplored archives, Hansen shows that many high-ranking German officer, and average German citizens in far greater numbers than previously recognized, reacted defiantle to Hitler's manifest insanity. He shows how the brave resistance of soldiers and civilians was crucial for the outcome of the war.
Author : Nathan Stoltzfus
Release : 2001
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 097/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Resistance of the Heart by : Nathan Stoltzfus
Download or read book Resistance of the Heart written by Nathan Stoltzfus. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stoltzfus's (history, Florida State U.) 1996 book has now appeared in paper. The Rosenstrasse protest consisted almost entirely of women protesting the arrest of their Jewish husbands by the Nazis in 1943. The Nazis, surprisingly enough, gave in, and almost all of the men survived the war in their Berlin neighborhood. Using interviews with survivors and other primary resources, Stoltzfuz reconstructs the story, offering his analysis of how intermarriage with Germans was viewed by the Gestapo and by Hitler. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
