My opposition : the diary of Friedrich Kellner--a German against the Third Reich
Kellner, Friedrich, 1885-19702018
Book
"A mid-level official in a provincial German town, Kellner kept a secret diary from 1939 to 1945, risking his life to record Nazi crimes and the population's support for a brutal dictatorship. His entries, with hundreds of newspaper clippings, unflinchingly chart the country's path to totalitarianism and genocide and demonstrate how ordinary Germans knew about the actions of the Nazi regime: the "extermination of Jews," the murder of prisoners of war, the killing of German mental patients, and the death sentences for Germans caught listening to foreign radio broadcasts or reading enemy leaflets. He excoriates the democracies for turning a blind eye to Germany's massive buildup of weapons before the war, and for appeasing Hitler instead of taking preemptive action against him"--Provided by publisher.
Main title:
My opposition : the diary of Friedrich Kellner--a German against the Third Reich / translated and edited by Robert Scott Kellner ; with a foreword by Alan E. Steinweis.
Author:
Kellner, Friedrich, 1885-1970, authorKellner, Robert Scott, editor, translatorSteinweis, Alan E., author of introduction, etc
Imprint:
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018©2018
Collation:
xxxi, 493 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781108418294 (hardback)
Dewey class:
943.0864092943.0864
Language:
EnglishGerman
Added title:
Subject:
Kellner, Friedrich, 1885-1970 -- DiariesKellner, Friedrich, 1885-1970 -- Political and social viewsWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, GermanWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Laubach (Giessen)Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany -- Laubach (Giessen)Jews -- Persecutions -- Germany -- Laubach (Giessen) -- History -- 20th centuryGermany -- Officials and employees -- DiariesGermany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Biography
BRN:
339018