Contending with Hitler: Varieties of German Resistance in the Third Reich

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139052597

Contending with Hitler is a distillation of recent scholarship on Germany's domestic resistance to the Nazi dictatorship. Comprising twelve original essays by leading German and American scholars, it sets forth the issues that specialists and laymen alike must keep in mind as they try to understand the nature and significance of this complex problem. Unlike most histories of the German resistance, this volume does not restrict its focus to well-known opposition factions like the Kreisau Circle and the Twentieth of July conspiracy; rather, it includes investigations of resistance efforts by Jews, women, workers, and young people. The Socialist opposition is illuminated by the personal observations of former West German chancellor, Willy Brandt.

"...a useful introduction to recent scholarship on the character and implications of the German resistance." James J. Sheehan, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

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Frontmatter
pp i-viii
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Introduction
pp 1-24
- By David Clay Large, Willy Brandt, Theodore Ellenoff, Fritz Stern
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1 - A Social and Historical Typology of the German Opposition to Hitler
pp 25-34
- By Martin Broszat
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2 - Working-Class Resistance: Problems and Options
pp 35-48
- By Detlev J. K. Peukert
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3 - Choice and Courage
pp 49-64
- By Claudia Koonz
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4 - Resistance and Opposition: The Example of the German Jews
pp 65-74
- By Konrad Kwiet
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5 - From Reform to Resistance: Carl Goerdeler's 1938 Memorandum
pp 75-88
- By Michael Krüger-Charlé
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6 - The Conservative Resistance
pp 89-98
- By Peter Steinbach
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7 - The Kreisau Circle and the Twentieth of July
pp 99-118
- By Thomas Childers
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8 - The Second World War, German Society, and Internal Resistance to Hitler
pp 119-128
- By Peter Hoffmann
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9 - The Solitary Witness: No Mere Footnote to Resistance Studies
pp 129-140
- By Klemens von Klemperer
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10 - The German Resistance in Comparative Perspective
pp 141-150
- By Charles Maier
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11 - The Political Legacy of the German Resistance: A Historiographical Critique
pp 151-162
- By Hans Mommsen
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12 - Uses of the Past: The Anti-Nazi Resistance Legacy in the Federal Republic of Germany
pp 163-182
- By David Clay Large
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Bibliography
pp 183-190
- By David Clay Large
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Index
pp 191-197
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Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Introduction
pp 1-24

1 - A Social and Historical Typology of the German Opposition to Hitler
pp 25-34

2 - Working-Class Resistance: Problems and Options
pp 35-48

3 - Choice and Courage
pp 49-64

4 - Resistance and Opposition: The Example of the German Jews
pp 65-74

5 - From Reform to Resistance: Carl Goerdeler's 1938 Memorandum
pp 75-88

6 - The Conservative Resistance
pp 89-98

7 - The Kreisau Circle and the Twentieth of July
pp 99-118

8 - The Second World War, German Society, and Internal Resistance to Hitler
pp 119-128

9 - The Solitary Witness: No Mere Footnote to Resistance Studies
pp 129-140

10 - The German Resistance in Comparative Perspective
pp 141-150

11 - The Political Legacy of the German Resistance: A Historiographical Critique
pp 151-162

12 - Uses of the Past: The Anti-Nazi Resistance Legacy in the Federal Republic of Germany
pp 163-182

Bibliography
pp 183-190

Index
pp 191-197

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