Resistance

In this important book, Wolfgang Benz presents the multifaceted spectrum of the opposition against Hitler, does away with many a myth, and paints the picture of the time according to the most recent historical research. After 1933, ordinary people courted danger by helping innocent victims, communists organised underground, and members of churches, aristocrats and intellectuals refused to cooperate with Nazis and even planned the toppling of the regime. Meanwhile, the majority of those who disagreed were too afraid for their own and their families’ safety to take action. In packed scenes, Benz displays life under the NS-regime and explores motifs and conditions of the opposition under the reign of terror.