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black cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). no dustwrapper. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (NAP). xxvi+270p. glossy pages throughout. glossy b&w photo illustrations. bibliography. world war II. nazi germany. third reich. biography. ~ THE appearance in an English translation of this book on sixty four Germans, the representatives of thousands, who died opposing the Nazis, is timely. The acceptance of Western Germany as a member of the West European and Atlantic system of nations has been a decision of very great difficulty, and has caused political tensions in several countries, including our own. As long as Germany was entirely subjugated, the country might be the field of a diplomatic struggle between East and West, but the German people themselves seemed hardly to be part of the problem. However, when Western Germany became a possible partner in an alliance, the character and traditions of the people could no longer be ignored. It is not surprising, therefore, that several books, widely publicised and widely read, should have appeared, reminding Englishmen of the atrocities of the Nazi régime. This book is in no sense an answer to them. But it is an essential part of the evidence, and one largely neglected in this country, which must be considered if the problem of the German people, now, once more, one of vital urgency, is studied. This book will not appear, at first, in any way to lull the fears of those who are alarmed at the prospect of the rearming of Germany. Rather, the true picture of the horrors of the time is incomplete without it. But when English men ask themselves the questions, which they certainly ought to ask: "Can we trust a nation responsible for such deeds? Can we be morally justified in so close an association with it? Does such an association amount to a condonation of the Nazi period in its history?' They will find this book indispensable, if they are to find the true answer. Seller Inventory # 1132101
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