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Defying hitler : a memoir / Sebastian Haffner ; translated by Oliver pretzel.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Phoenix, 2003.Description: xii, 259 p. ill., 20cmISBN: - 9781842126608
- 943.086 HAF
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Summary: An absolute classic of autobiography and history - one of the few books to explore how and why the Germans were seduced by Hitler and Nazism.'If you have never read a book about Nazi Germany before, or if you have already read a thousand, I would urge you to read DEFYING HITLER. It sings with wisdom and understanding' DAILY MAILSebastian Haffner was a non-Jewish German who emigrated to England in 1938. This memoir (written in 1939 but only published now for the first time) begins in 1914 when the family summer holiday is cut short by the outbreak of war, and ends with Hitler's assumption of power in 1933.
Prologue The revolution Leave taking
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | Competitive Section | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 943.086 HAF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 352851 | |
| English Books | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH - LENDING BOOKS | மூன்றாம் தளம் / Third floor | 943.086 HAF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 352852 |
Includes index.
Prologue The revolution Leave taking
An absolute classic of autobiography and history - one of the few books to explore how and why the Germans were seduced by Hitler and Nazism.'If you have never read a book about Nazi Germany before, or if you have already read a thousand, I would urge you to read DEFYING HITLER. It sings with wisdom and understanding' DAILY MAILSebastian Haffner was a non-Jewish German who emigrated to England in 1938. This memoir (written in 1939 but only published now for the first time) begins in 1914 when the family summer holiday is cut short by the outbreak of war, and ends with Hitler's assumption of power in 1933.