Prison Elite: How Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg Survived Nazi Captivity

by Erika Rummel

After the Anschluss (annexation) in 1938, the Nazis forced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg to resign and kept him imprisoned for seven years, until his rescue by the Allies in 1945. Schuschnigg's privileged position within the concentration camp system allowed him to keep a diary and to write letters which were smuggled out to family members.

Drawing on these records, Prison Elite paints a picture of a little-known...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487527586
• ISBN13: 9781487527587
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 5.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher