Behind Valkyrie: German Resistance to Hitler, Documents

by Peter Hoffmann

While the "Valkyrie" plot by Nazi officers to kill Adolf Hitler is the best known instance of German opposition to his dictatorship, there were many other significant acts of resistance. Behind Valkyrie collects documents, letters, and testimonies of Germans who fought Hitler from within, making many of them available in their entirety and in English for the first time.

Genres: Nonfiction

384 pages, Hardcover

Published April 7, 2011

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[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent resource that permits a contemporary person to peer into the world of German resistance. Contains a sampling of documents and letters of anti-Nazi resistors from different walks of life.