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Klemens von Klemperer

    November 2, 1916 – December 23, 2012
    Die verlassenen Verschwörer
    "Für Deutschland"
    Das Attentat
    Konservative Bewegungen. Zwischen Kaiserreich und Nationalsozialismus
    German incertitudes, 1914 - 1945
    Voyage Through the Twentieth Century
    • Voyage Through the Twentieth Century

      A Historian's Recollections and Reflections

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The author's life narrative intertwines personal experiences with the broader struggles of his generation, shaped by the turbulence of the interwar period. Through reflections on his and his friends' journeys, he explores the quest for meaning amid fragmented realities, driven by a thirst for knowledge and commitment to ideals. His scholarly focus on the German Resistance to Hitler highlights figures of dignity and courage during dark times, aiming to shed light on the "other" Germany—the one characterized by righteousness amid the horrors of the Holocaust.

      Voyage Through the Twentieth Century
    • This text provides insights into German thought and society in the context of the challenges of modernity in the first half of the 20th century. The author looks at the tensions between a realistic acceptance of disenchantment with the modern world, and an insistence upon re-enchantment.

      German incertitudes, 1914 - 1945