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The Swiss and the Nazis: How the Alpine Republic Survived in the Shadow of the Third Reich
Stephen Halbrook
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While surrounded by the Axis powers in World War II, Switzerland remained democratic and never succumbed to the Nazi goliath. This book tells the story with emphasis on two voices rarely heard. One voice is that of scores of Swiss who lived in those dark years, told through oral history. They mobilised to defend the country and laboured on the farms. The other voice is that of Nazi Intelligence, those who spied on the Swiss and planned subversion and invasion. Exhaustive documents from the German military archives reveal a chilling rendition of attack plans which would be dissuaded in part ... Read more
While surrounded by the Axis powers in World War II, Switzerland remained democratic and never succumbed to the Nazi goliath. This book tells the story with emphasis on two voices rarely heard. One voice is that of scores of Swiss who lived in those dark years, told through oral history. They mobilised to defend the country and laboured on the farms. The other voice is that of Nazi Intelligence, those who spied on the Swiss and planned subversion and invasion. Exhaustive documents from the German military archives reveal a chilling rendition of attack plans which would be dissuaded in part ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781935149347
SKU
V9781935149347
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Ref
99-16
About Stephen Halbrook
Stephen Halbrook's other books include the award-winning Target Switzerland: Swiss Armed Neutrality in World War II, which was published in five languages.
Reviews for The Swiss and the Nazis: How the Alpine Republic Survived in the Shadow of the Third Reich
The Swiss have gotten well-deserved bad press about wartime financial tricks, ongoing opacity and so on. Halbrook presents the sympathetic parts of the complex picture.
World War II Magazine
Halbrook has written an unapologetic celebration of Switzerland’s defiance of Hitler that does a good job of shedding some much-needed light on the subject.
Miniature Wargames
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World War II Magazine
Halbrook has written an unapologetic celebration of Switzerland’s defiance of Hitler that does a good job of shedding some much-needed light on the subject.
Miniature Wargames
…Halbrook ... Read more