The Von Hassell Diaries: The Story of the Forces Against Hitler Inside Germany, 1938-1944

This is one of a series on German resistance to the Third Reich, published to mark the 50th anniversary of the July 1944 assassination attempt on Hitler. The series features reprinted editions of classic works on the subject, written by some of the protagonists in the movements that struggled against the Nazi regime, and also new studies offering a fresh perspective on this aspect of German history. In this secret diary the conspirators' key diplomatic adviser, who met his fate at the hands of the Gestapo in the final autumn of the war, records his thoughts and activities.