Contending with Hitler Varieties of German Resistance in the Third Reich [Paperback]

A distillation of recent scholarship on Germany's domestic resistance to the Nazi dictatorship.Unlike most histories of the German resistance, this volume is not restricted to well-known opposition factions such as the Kreisau Circle and the Twentieth of July conspiracy. It includes investigations of resistance efforts by Jews, women, workers and young people in twelve original essays.Unlike most histories of the German resistance, this volume is not restricted to well-known opposition factions such as the Kreisau Circle and the Twentieth of July conspiracy. It includes investigations of resistance efforts by Jews, women, workers and young people in twelve original essays.Contending with Hitler is a distillation of recent scholarship on Germany's domestic resistance to the Nazi dictatorship. Consisting of twelve original essays, 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 such as 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.1. Editor's introduction David Clay Large; 2. Willy Brandt; 3. Theodore Ellenoff; 4. Fritz Stern; 5. A social and historical typology of the German opposition to Hitler Martin Broszat; 6. Working-class resistance: problems and options Detlav J. K. Peukert; 7. Choice and courage Claudia Koonz; 8. Resistance and opposition: the example of the German Jews Konrad Kwiet; 9. From reform to resistance: Carl Goerdeler's 1938 memorandum Michael Kruger-Charle; 10. The conservative resistance Peter Steinbach; 11. The Kreisau circle and the 20th of July Thomas Childers; 12. The Seco; 13. The solitaryl#X