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Bezig met laden... The Palace and the Bunker: Royal Resistance to Hitlerdoor Frank Millard
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  yooperprof | Feb 13, 2016 |   There is nothing new about Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Otto von Habsburg, the sons of Franz Ferdinand (Ernst & Maximilian von Hohenberg) or Prince Hubertus zu Löwenstein. The author uses a lot of german words in the text, mostly are false written, like "Shutzhaft" "Freidrich" and mistakes -burg and -berg which is annoying when you're a native german speaker. If you want to know about Royal Resistance to Hitler - search the Internet. This book is no help. (  )1  realSandy | May 27, 2012 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The part played by the many German and Austrian royal families in opposing Hitler has hitherto been overlooked. Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia was deeply involved in the German resistance movement and was questioned by the Gestapo following the 20 July plot on Hitler's life; Otto von Habsburg, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was sentenced to death and escaped through Europe to America, where he helped coordinate attempts to liberate his homeland; his Hohenberg cousins (children of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand) were incarcerated in Dachau; Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria was exiled to Italy where he was pursued by the SS - his wife and children were captured and sent to concentration camps; the exiled Prince Hubertus zu Löwenstein travelled between the USA and Britain assembling German exiles into groups representing the real Germany - that could assume power when Hitler was defeated. The sweeping away of German and Austrian monarchs in 1918 made the rise of Hitler possible; their successors helped make possible his defeat. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)943.086History and Geography Europe Germany and central Europe Historical periods of Germany Germany 1866- Third Reich 1933-1945LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (2.25)
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The first half of the book consists of a "potted" history of Nazi ideology and politics that relies heavily on a conservative and religious analysis. The second, "royal," half of the book has four brief sections on "royal enemies" of Hitler: Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, Hubertus of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, and a general "Habsburg" chapter that includes Archduke Otto as well as the sons of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Maximillian and Ernst - both of whom spent time at Dachau and other camps. The inclusion of such a minor princeling as Hubertus with the more significant figures is peculiar and not fully explained in the test. Moreover, Millard fails to include even the most basic biographical information about his subjects, which severely limits the usefulness and interest for the general reader.
There are a number of unfortunate mistakes in the text. King Haakon VII is described as having been a prince of the Swedish - not Danish - royal line. Millard has that it was Boris II - not Boris III - who ruled Bulgaria in the 1930s and 40s. The name of the French WWII collaborationist premier is given as Petin. The name of noted German historian Fritz Stern is mangled and becomes "Richard Stern Fritz." Prince Bernhard of Lippe Biesterfeld is described as the spouse of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, when he was in fact married to her daughter Queen Juliana. (