History of the German Resistance, 1933-1945The History of the German Resistance is the most comprehensive and authoritative account ever published of the German opposition's struggle against Hitler, covering all the serious attempts to overthrow or assassinate him leading up to the failed attempt of 20 July 1944. Extensive notes, a full bibliography, maps, plans, diagrams, and a comprehensive index complete this indispensable and definitive account. The English version of the book has been extensively revised and expanded since its original publication in German. This edition includes a new preface and an updated bibliography. Peter Hoffmann is professor of history, McGill University. |
Contents
THE BACKGROUND 1 The Year 1933 | 3 |
Forms of Resistance | 18 |
TopLevel Crisis | 36 |
THE SUDETEN CRISIS AND THE ATTEMPTED COUP OF 1938 | 40 |
Operation Green | 49 |
Foreign Policy and Resistance | 54 |
Becks Plans | 69 |
Halders Plans | 81 |
Moltke 1943 | 225 |
Trott 19431944 | 228 |
Gisevius | 235 |
The Early Days | 251 |
Projections of 1943 | 278 |
Valkyrie | 301 |
Stauffenbergs Career | 315 |
Procurement of Explosive | 333 |
PLANS FOR A COUP 19391940 | 97 |
Before the Outbreak of War | 99 |
Plans Probings and Memoranda | 113 |
Halders New Plan | 128 |
Further Efforts | 145 |
Soundings Abroad | 153 |
INTERNAL POLITICAL PLANS | 173 |
Schmid Noerr | 175 |
Hassell | 178 |
Popitz | 180 |
Goerdeler | 184 |
The Kreisau Circle | 192 |
Socialists | 198 |
CONTACTS WITH THE ENEMY 19401944 | 203 |
Albrecht Haushofer 19401941 | 205 |
Hassell 19411942 | 211 |
Lochner 19411942 | 214 |
Trott Bonhoeffer Sch�nfeld 1942 | 216 |
Internal Political Planning | 348 |
Stauffenbergs First Two Assassination Attempts | 373 |
Wolfschanze | 397 |
The Coup | 412 |
The Coup in the Provinces | 440 |
Prague Vienna Paris | 461 |
Collapse in Berlin | 479 |
Summary Court Martial | 507 |
Peoples Court Executions Concentration Camps | 524 |
Notes | 535 |
Appendices Map of Europe as at 20 July 1944 7245 | 675 |
received by the US Government | 742 |
F�hrers HQ in July 1944 | 764 |
Sources and Bibliography | 773 |
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Errata and Addenda | 850 |
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