Alone against Hitler : Kurt von Schuschnigg's fight to save Austria from the Nazis / Jack Bray

"Alone Against Hitler tells the lesser-known but pivotal story of former Austrian Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg. As one of the first leaders to defy Adolf Hitler during the build-up to WWII, his is a story of lasting importance. Though young and untested upon entering office, von Schuschnigg...

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Auteurs principaux:Bray, Jack
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié:Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2020]
© 2020
Collection:History
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Table des matières
Coming to power
Sarajevo in Vienna
Threats to the independence of Austria
Thirty days from pariah to dictator
Parliament dissolved
Schuschnigg and the Jewish question
The solace of music
Hitler's intermediaries with Austria
Ambush at Berchtesgaden
"Leo is ready to travel"
Swallowed by the beast
The clutches of the Gestapo
The "dirty business" -execution
The best days