- Summary
- "The riveting and tension-filled story of a small group of conspirators who plotted relentlessly to obstruct and destroy the Third Reich from within. Behind the front lines of World War II, a clandestine war within a war was being waged in Nazi Germany. As the "Final Solution" unfolded and fascism swept across Europe, a network of German military officers, diplomats, politicians, and a smattering of civilians were doing everything in their power to undermine the Third Reich from the inside: reporting troop movements to the Allies, feeding disinformation to the Nazi high command, arranging risky evacuations of Jewish citizens, and hatching plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler (including the near-miss "Valkyrie" bombing). The Gestapo had a nickname for this loosely organized, shadowy confederation of traitors--the Black Orchestra. Among the key players in the Orchestra were Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an outspoken Lutheran pastor-turned-government agent, and his brother-in-law Hans von Dohnanyi, an attorney working under fellow conspirator Admiral Wilhelm Canaris at the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service. Motivated by moral and patriotic conviction, some with their own Nazi sins to atone for, these men faced constant danger of being exposed and executed. The book's tension, however, comes not just from watching these "white knights" attempt to derail the Third Reich (and sometimes succeeding), but also from what transpires when their treasonous activities are discovered--and their fates hang in the balance as the end of the war rapidly approaches"-- Provided by publisher.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Dunkel, Tom, author.
- Published
- New York : Hachette Books, 2022
©2022
- Locale
- Germany
Allemagne
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
-
Home and abroad
Fog of after-war
Sounds and fury
Church and stateless
Dangerous situation
"Thinking with blood"
Writing down, speaking up
Tending flocks
Party's party
Enemies of the state
Crossing the line
Costly grace
Meeting of the minds
Brinkmanship
"Make it clear that you mean business"
Big sell
Getaway weekend
Umbrella diplomacy
Czechmate
"That is a pity"
God and country
Safe harbor
Little Greek
Dressed to kill
Unspectacular evil
ry, try again
A bust and a boom
Aftershocks
Hot and cold
Case yellow
Brown birds and other sorrows
Cities of the dead
Expendable
V-Mann
Sad certainties
Seeing stars
Summer lightning
Final solutions
War and love
Orchestrated espionage
Execution nation
Turning points
Special delivery
Facing the music
Fighting the dragon
Something very bad
Secrets and survival
Messages
Sunlight and shadows
Fire and smoke
White knights
Biding time
Last straw
Saving souls
Germs and warfare
Orchestra plays
A fine mess
One week
Custodian
Merciless
Lost and found
Home prison
Birthday bombs
Buchenwald
Uncertain life
Bombs and away
Road to somewhere
Bombshell
Flossenbürg
Paths.
- Notes
-
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-440) and index.
Home and abroad -- Fog of after-war -- Sounds and fury -- Church and stateless -- Dangerous situation -- "Thinking with blood" -- Writing down, speaking up -- Tending flocks -- Party's party -- Enemies of the state -- Crossing the line -- Costly grace -- Meeting of the minds -- Brinkmanship -- "Make it clear that you mean business" -- Big sell -- Getaway weekend -- Umbrella diplomacy -- Czechmate -- "That is a pity" -- God and country -- Safe harbor -- Little Greek -- Dressed to kill -- Unspectacular evil -- ry, try again -- A bust and a boom -- Aftershocks -- Hot and cold -- Case yellow -- Brown birds and other sorrows -- Cities of the dead -- Expendable -- V-Mann -- Sad certainties -- Seeing stars -- Summer lightning -- Final solutions -- War and love -- Orchestrated espionage -- Execution nation -- Turning points -- Special delivery -- Facing the music -- Fighting the dragon -- Something very bad -- Secrets and survival -- Messages -- Sunlight and shadows -- Fire and smoke -- White knights -- Biding time -- Last straw -- Saving souls -- Germs and warfare -- Orchestra plays -- A fine mess -- One week -- Custodian -- Merciless -- Lost and found -- Home prison -- Birthday bombs -- Buchenwald -- Uncertain life -- Bombs and away -- Road to somewhere -- Bombshell -- Flossenbürg -- Paths.
