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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| Main Authors: | Bray, Jack |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2020] © 2020 |
| Series: | History
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| Table of Contents |
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| 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 |
