Unconditional Surrender: A Memoir of the Last Days of the Third Reich and the Donitz Administration

Ludde-Neurath, Walter

ISBN 10: 1591148944 / ISBN 13: 9781591148944

Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2010

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Illus. , jacket now in a clear protector; 189 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Unconditional Surrender: A Memoir of the Last Days of the Third Reich and the Donitz Administration
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press, Annapolis
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591148944
• ISBN 13: 9781591148944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • WORLD WAR II

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Synopsis

The administration of Karl Dönitz, head of state and supreme commander of Germany's armed forces following Hitler's suicide, marks a key period in World War II. Author Walter Lüdde-Neurath served at Dönitz's side through the final, chaotic weeks of fighting, the infighting among the Nazi elite as they tried to save themselves, and the negotiations for surrender. With this memoir Lüdde-Neurath provides an insider's view of what happened as the Third Reich collapsed around them.

About the Author

Walter Lüdde-Neurath served as adjutant to Karl Dönitz, the commander in chief of the German navy and charged by Hitler to be the head of state upon his death.