About this title: This book examines the extraordinary personality of Claus Count Stauffenberg, a key figure in the 1944 coup attempt against Hitler. Stauffenberg's personality is thrown into relief by a study of his two brothers and other family members and friends. The three Stauffenberg brothers, Berthold, Alexander, and Claus, were inseparable both emotionally and intellectually. Their view of human existence was rooted in their south-German aristocratic background, in classical antiquity, and in Christian culture. This 'family biography' describes how the brothers' professions and their political and ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780521629881ISBN:0521629888
Description: Very Good+ 0521629888. Light scratching to covers.; "The three Stauffenberg brothers, Berthold, Alexander and Claus, were inseparable both emotionally and intellectually. This 'family biography ' describes the brothers' youth and formative years, their association with the circle of the poet Stefan George, and their professional and political development....The military career of Claus...and his fight to overthrow Hitler, culminating in the attempted assination...provides the focus for the book ... read more
Binding: Trade size paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780521629881ISBN:0521629888
Description: 8vo (9 inches tall) 424 pages. Appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Description: Illustrated in b&w with a few historic photographs. This family biography describe the three Stauffenberg brothers, Berthold, Alexander and Claus, through their youth and formative years, their association with the poet Stefan George, and then the political and military environment that led them to take fundamental positions on the military ethos and on their government's and Hitler's tyranny. The military ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1997-08-28
ISBN-13:9780521629881ISBN:0521629888
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1995
Description: Very Good in Very good jacket. Very good; Hardcover; 8vo; Date of Publication: '1995'; City of Publication: 'New York'; Subject: 'Biography' read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780521629881ISBN:0521629888
Description: Published by Cambridge University Press in 1997. Paperback. Number of pages: 442. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Ex-library book (usual stamps and marks). Spine creased. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
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