- Summary
- "Alone Against Hitler tells the lesser-known but pivotal story of former Austrian Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg. As one of the first leaders to defy Adolf Hitler during the build-up to WWII, his is a story of lasting importance. Though young and untested upon entering office, von Schuschnigg courageously rejected the rising tide of Austrian Nazism, insisting on equal rights and respect for the Jewish minority. Author Jack Bray surveys the geopolitical conditions in Austria during the march to war, highlighting Von Schuschnigg's valiant four-year struggle to prevent his nearly defenseless small nation from being taken over from within by unrelenting, violent Austrian Nazis."-- Provided by publisher.
- Variant Title
- Kurt von Schuschnigg's fight to save Austria from the Nazis
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Bray, Jack, author.
- Published
- Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2020]
- Locale
- Austria
Vienna
- Contents
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Coming to power
Sarajevo in Vienna
Threats to the independence of Austria
Thirty days from pariah to dictator
Parliament dissolved
Schuschnigg and the Jewish question
The solace of music
Hitler's intermediaries with Austria
Ambush at Berchtesgaden
"Leo is ready to travel"
Swallowed by the beast
The clutches of the Gestapo
The "dirty business" -execution
The best days.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Coming to power -- Sarajevo in Vienna -- Threats to the independence of Austria -- Thirty days from pariah to dictator -- Parliament dissolved -- Schuschnigg and the Jewish question -- The solace of music -- Hitler's intermediaries with Austria -- Ambush at Berchtesgaden -- "Leo is ready to travel" -- Swallowed by the beast -- The clutches of the Gestapo -- The "dirty business" -execution -- The best days.
