They Almost Killed Hitler: Based on the Personal Account of Fabian Von Schlabrendorff

by Fabian von Schlabrendorff

(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Genres: History

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1946

Reviews

[Anna-Lena]

Das war richtig cool, weil der Autor ein Zeitzeuge war

[Where Is My review · Rating 1 out of 5]

What drove the conspirators against Hitler?

It seems like a fairy tale that any offensive could have succeeded given this level of betrayal. After all: so many undertakings, so much betrayal, be it in Poland, France,...
What tremendous power must have been within this Germany that it even managed to transcend its borders...
Dr. Peter Kleist on February 14, 1959 in the weekly magazine: Das Neue Reich.

Preventing Hitler's success under all circumstances and by all means, even at the cost of a severe defeat for the Third Reich, was our most urgent task.
Fabian von Schlabrendorff: Officers Against Hitler. Europa-Verlag, Zurich, 1946 edition, p. 38.

Sefton Delmer, an employee of a secret British propaganda department, wrote in his postwar biography:

I did my best to promote, in this way, the oldest goal of our psychological warfare: to set Germans against Germans.
Sefton Delmer: The Germans and I, 1962, p. 617.

Despicable traitors

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tracked down a 1947 copy of this through some university library; the title of that book was "They Almost Killed Hitler: Based on the Personal Account of Fabian von Schlabrendorff," but it's the same thing. Fabian von S. was partially involved in various plans to kill Hitler -- including but not limited to the 7/20/44 plot/attempt. Very straightforward and brief (150 pages). Maybe worth 3.5 stars.