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Defying hitler : a memoir / Sebastian Haffner ; translated by Oliver pretzel.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Phoenix, 2003.Description: xii, 259 p. ill., 20cmISBN:
  • 9781842126608
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 943.086 HAF
Contents:
Prologue The revolution Leave taking
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.
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Reference Reference 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.

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