The Swiss and the Nazis: How the Alpine Republic Survived in the Shadow of the Third Reich

by Stephen P. Halbrook

Book Overview

"Halbrook succeeds not only in achieving a thorough analysis of Switzerland's armed neutrality, but also in revealing through their own voices the willingness of ordinary citizens to accept total war in order to preserve their freedom."--Swiss American Historical Society Review

This book tells the long misunderstood story of Switzerland in World War II with emphasis on two voices rarely heard. One is that of scores of Swiss who lived in those...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935149342
• ISBN13: 9781935149347
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"