Disobeying Hitler: German Resistance in the Last Year of WWII
Oct 2024 · Sold by Penguin
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'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.
'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.
'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, a...
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Randall Hansen is Professor of Politics and holds a Research Chair at the University of Toronto. He was born in Canada and has lived in the UK, US, France, Ireland, and Germany. Professor Hansen has a doctorate from the University of Oxford, where he was a Commonwealth scholar. His work has been translated into French, German, and Italian. He has given public lectures throughout Europe and North America, and regularly speaks on local, national, and international radio.
Randall Hansen is Professor of Politics and holds a Research Chair at the University of Toronto. He was born in Canada and has lived in the UK, US, France, Ireland, and Germany. Professor Hansen has a doctorate from the University of Oxford, where he was a Commonwealth scholar. His work has been ...
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