Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Resistance
Author | : Sabine Dramm |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 0800663225 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780800663223 |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Drawing on newly available diaries, transcripts, reminiscences ofparticipants, and archives, Sabine Dramm has thoroughly researched andwritten a new, more detailed, and comprehensive view of DietrichBonhoeffer's role in the resistance against Adolf Hitler and theconspiracy on his life. Dramm's work explores the double life thatBonhoeffer led from the time of his return to Germany in 1939, digsinto the activities that Bonhoeffer undertook for the resistance,details just how extensive the network of conspirators was amongBonhoeffer's friends and family, and for the first time really showshow and why the whole family was drawn into resistance.