Moreover post-war German historians of the resistance also – and with far less excuse – overlook the odium which surrounded the very name of Germany. The British and Americans were determined not to repeat the mistakes of Versailles: the German nation was to be divided so that it could never again support militarism or have the industrial capacity to sustain aggression. Since the allies were in a position to achieve this their posture was as ‘real’ as von Stauffenberg’s was ‘unreal’. Moreover the proposals from the opposition did not differ greatly from Himmler’s proposals, and were frequently
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