Letters to Freya 1939-1945 Tapa dura - 1990

The Harvill Press, 1990 About the book: Count Helmuth James von Moltke was an authentic German hero. A brilliant young Oxford-educated international lawyer, he was in 1939 a rising star in the German Foreign Ministry - and passionately opposed to Hitler. Unable, by faith and political foresight, to condone the use of violence in the struggle against the Nazis, he turned his formidable political and lawyerly talents loose in two great campaigns. By wielding his expertise in law like a bureaucratic monkey wrench to counter the deportation and murder of Jews and the execution of captured prisoners, he saved thousands of lives. And, as the war dragged on, he brought together in secret the best possible minds among fellow resisters to plan the new Germany that would have to be ready when chaos and defeat overtook Hitler. Almost every day that he was separated from his young wife, Freya, he wrote to her - vivid detailed, remarkable letters about all he saw, all he knew, all he was doing. Betrayed and… Leer más

The Harvill Press, 1990. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a very good pictorial dust wrapper, the text remains clean and unmarked, b&w illustrations, 441pp.

Hardback. Very Good.

Collins Harvill, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing, with unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears, light fade to jacket spine. Some foxing to top edge of text block otherwise very clean throughout. The letters of Von Moltke, an aristocratic lawyer who worked in German Military Counter Intelligence during the Second World War, and planned a replacement government which could assume control on the removal from power of Hitler. He also did much to prevent the execution of foreign prisoners of war.

Collins Harvill, 1991. First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 439pp, not price clipped, no inscriptions. Wrapper has very slight rubbing to edges but no fading or tears, slight bump to corner of upper front board. Contents in excellent condition with almost no apparent wear. Heavy book, please inquire for postage outside the UK.

Harvill, London, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 441 pages. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Germany; World War II; ISBN: 0002720949. ISBN/EAN: 9780002720946. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52737. . 9780002720946

Collins Harvill, London - first edition ISBN:0002720949 1991 Hardcover, 6¼" x 9½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket. Drawing as frontispiece, 20 b&w photographs, glossary, and index. The aristocratic lawyer, Count Helmuth James von Moltke, was a high-ranking officer in Admiral Canaris's Military Counter-Intelligence during the Second World War. A committed Christian, from the moment that Nazism came to power he dedicated his keen intellect, his unremitting efforts and his sophisticated legal skills to "mitigate the consequences for its victims (Jews and Allied prisoners). He acted as a catalyst for dissidence inside Germany and was arrested for treasonable activities, and later executed. These letters to his wife Freya offer a fascinating insight into how the war looked from the German side of the lines.

Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group), 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.