| Edition |
First abridged edition. |
| Description |
xv, 256 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Abridgment of the full edition originally published in Cambridge, Mass., in 1947 and republished, by Da Capo Press, in 1998 with a new introduction by Peter Hoffmann. Originally published in German in 1946. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-17) and index. |
| Contents |
Toward the catastrophe : September 1939 to July 1944. The first feelers ; Three critical weeks ; The zither player ; The opposition ; Oppositional circles ; Groups and individuals ; Fruitless peace feelers, useless warnings ; Wasted years ; Severe setbacks ; The new dynamism -- Too late : July 20, 1944. Prelude ; July 20, 1944 -- Escape to the future. |
| Summary |
Provides an account of the unsuccessful military conspiracy against Adolf Hitler carried out by the generals on his staff in the summer of 1944. |
| Language |
Translation of: Bis zum bittern Ende. |
| Subject |
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Assassination attempts
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Gisevius, Hans Bernd, 1904-1974.
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Schenk von Stauffenberg, Klaus Philipp, Graf, 1907-1944.
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Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany.
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Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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| Added Author |
Winston, Richard.
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Winston, Clara.
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| Added Title |
Bis zum bittern Ende. English
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| ISBN |
9780306817717 alkaline paper $15.95 |
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0306817713 alkaline paper |
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