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General Henri Guisan
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Author : Willi Gautschi
language : en
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Release Date : 2003
General Henri Guisan written by Willi Gautschi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
During its darkest hour Switzerland was surrounded by aggressive fascist armies, with no allies within reach, its politicians quavering, and its people beginning to lose hope of retaining their freedom. General Henri Guisan stepped into this miasma of growing despair. In July 1940, he assembled the entire Swiss officer corps at the Rutli Meadow, the spot where pike-wielding herdsmen had formed the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Invoking the spirit of their medieval forebears, he informed his officers that Switzerland would fight back against any invader, and if they ran out of ammunition they would use the bayonet. Switzerland, he declared, would never surrender. Guisan lit a torch that would guide the Continent's only remaining democracy until the end of the war. The key to his military strategy was shifting the main strength of the Swiss Army to the Alps. This controversial policy conceded population centers but it also negated German superiority in armor and aircraft. If the Nazis invaded they would only open a bleeding sore that they would not be able to close. Though the Wehrmacht drew up numerous invasion plans, it never took the gamble. As a military man who became the spiritual leader of his country, Guisan was a rarity in the history of democratic nations. His guidance, along with the Swiss system of universal male conscription, meant that the Germans, had they invaded, would have been fighting not just an army but a people. This definitive biography of General Guisan not only describes a man of great complexity and courage, but a fascinating aspect of World War II. WILLI GAUTSCHI is the author of numerous works, including "The National Strike of 1918" and "Lenin as an Emigrant in Switzerland." Having retired from teaching history at the University of Zurich, he currently lives in Baden.
General Henri Guisan
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Author : Willi Gautschi
language : en
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Release Date : 1989
General Henri Guisan written by Willi Gautschi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Le G N Ral Guisan
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Author : Willi Gautschi
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Le G N Ral Guisan written by Willi Gautschi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Generals categories.
GUISAN, Henri, général suisse, 1874-1960, SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE (1939-1945), Suisse
General Henri Guisan
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Author : Willi Gautschi
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
General Henri Guisan written by Willi Gautschi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
En Toute Confiance
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Author : Henri Guisan
language : fr
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Release Date : 1995
En Toute Confiance written by Henri Guisan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
In Complete Trust...:Correspondence of General and Madame Henri Guisan with Major Albert R. Mayer, 1st adjutant of the commander in chief from 1939-1941: 1940-1959. A collection of unedited letters between Guisan, a Swiss army officer and leader of the Swiss army during WWII, and Mayer, his 1st adjutant. The letters address political issues and military strategies, as well as quotidian affairs. Some of the letters are also written to/from the men's wives. Key terms. Persons: Henri Guisan -- Places: Europe -- Places: Switzerland -- Periods: 20th century -- Forms: correspondence.
G N Ral Henri Guisan
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Author : Henri Guisan
language : fr
Publisher: Cabédita Editions
Release Date : 2013
G N Ral Henri Guisan written by Henri Guisan and has been published by Cabédita Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Guerra mondiale 1939-1945 categories.
Au cours du service actif 1939-1945, le commandant en chef de l'armée suisse, le Vaudois Henri Guisan (1874-1960), a compris mieux que personne l'importance du mot et de la parole dans une armée composée de citoyens-soldats, émanation du peuple suisse. Se
Le G N Ral Guisan Et Le Peuple Suisse
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language : fr
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Release Date : 1960
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The Challenge Of Neutrality
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Author : Georges André Chevallaz
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2001
The Challenge Of Neutrality written by Georges André Chevallaz and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Prominent historian and former President of the Swiss Confederation Georges-Andr Chevallaz begins his study of Swiss neutrality during World War II with two essential questions: Why, in the face of German imperialism ”with its authoritarian, totalitarian, and racist ideology ”did Switzerland declare neutrality? Why did it not join the "camp of democracies," or the other European nations who resolved to hold firm against the Germans? Chevallaz's provocative and insightful book, presented here for the first time in English, attempts to answer these questions. Chevallaz further offers an even-handed reevaluation of the role of the principal actors in Swiss politics of the time, notably Marcel Pilet-Golaz, head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and General Henri Guisan.
Here Be Dragons
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Author : Howard Burman
language : en
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Release Date : 2008-02-01
Here Be Dragons written by Howard Burman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-01 with Fiction categories.
BOOK DESCRIPTION (FOR WEBSITE) One of the most controversial issues still resounding from WW II relates to Switzerland's role as a non-combatant. As the novel opens, Hitler has had Austria and Poland for breakfast, made a quick snack of Norway, and now wants Switzerland for lunch believing that since it was part of the Holy Roman Empire--First Reich--it should necessarily be part of the Third. During its darkest hour Switzerland is surrounded by aggressive fascist armies--its politicians quavering and its people beginning to lose hope of retaining their freedom. Switzerland's only general, Henri Guisan, steps into this miasma of growing despair. For him the only way to save the country is to shift most of the Swiss Army to the Alps, leaving the main cities at the mercy of the Panzers. His only hope is to learn in advance of the attack. Enter James St. Lawrence O'Toole, charming prodigal son of an Irish peer who has sold off his considerable art collection to support his profligate ways. O'Toole is persuaded to pose as an "art consultant" to Herman Göring as the Reichsmarschall competes with the Führer to amass the best collection of European masterpieces. The Irishman works through the American O.S.S. spy in Switzerland, Allan Dulles, in an attempt to learn the details of the anticipated German invasion of Switzerland. As he insinuates himself with Göring and begins to gain the Reichsmarschall's trust, he crosses paths with Elfriede Sholtz, a German resistance fighter and sister of the celebrated author Erich Maria Remarque, now exiled in Switzerland; Joseph Schmidt, the popular Jewish tenor, who escapes to Switzerland only to be put in an internment camp; and Lothar Krebs, a young Swiss rifleman called on to help defend his country against a Nazi invasion. O'Toole is exposed when he tries to pass off a fake Vermeer painting to Goring and finds himself imprisoned with the others. This not so much a novel of good versus evil or right versus wrong, but of complicated values and complex issues. Neither a defense of Swiss efforts to maintain their vaunted neutrality nor a blatant condemnation of the nation and their self-serving actions, this novel rather tells the story of individuals struggling for survival as 4M Swiss surrounded by 20M Nazis prepare for the inevitable invasion.
Schweiz Und Der Zweite Weltkrieg
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Author : Georg Kreis
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2000
Schweiz Und Der Zweite Weltkrieg written by Georg Kreis and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Neutrality categories.
This collection of essays sheds light on the history of Switzerland during World War II, covering such topics as: trade; financial relations; gold; refugees; defence; and foreign relations. It also touches on official post-war measures to suppress Switzerland's involvement in the war.