Plotting Hitler's Death: The German Resistance to Hitler, 1933-1945
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Plotting Hitler's Death: The German Resistance To Hitler, 1933–1945 (ISBN 0-297-81774-4) is a 1994 book by historian Joachim Fest
about the Germans, both civilian and military, who plotted to kill Adolf Hitler
from 1933 onwards.
It was written to mark the 50th anniversary of the July 20 plot
to kill Hitler and translated into English in 1996. The book includes detailed accounts of various plots and explores the reasons why the Allies and many within Germany gave little support to the resistance to Hitler.
Among those treated extensively in the book are Colonel Henning von Tresckow
and, later, Lieutenant Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
.
Joachim Fest
Joachim Clemens Fest was a German historian, journalist, critic and editor, best known for his writings and public commentary on Nazi Germany, including an important biography of Adolf Hitler and books about Albert Speer and the German Resistance...
about the Germans, both civilian and military, who plotted to kill Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
from 1933 onwards.
It was written to mark the 50th anniversary of the July 20 plot
July 20 Plot
On 20 July 1944, an attempt was made to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of the Third Reich, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia. The plot was the culmination of the efforts of several groups in the German Resistance to overthrow the Nazi-led German government...
to kill Hitler and translated into English in 1996. The book includes detailed accounts of various plots and explores the reasons why the Allies and many within Germany gave little support to the resistance to Hitler.
Among those treated extensively in the book are Colonel Henning von Tresckow
Henning von Tresckow
Generalmajor Herrmann Karl Robert "Henning" von Tresckow was a Major General in the German Wehrmacht who organized German resistance against Adolf Hitler. He attempted to assassinate Hitler in March 1943 and drafted the Valkyrie plan for a coup against the German government...
and, later, Lieutenant Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg commonly referred to as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler and remove the Nazi Party from...
.