Alone Against Hitler - Bray, Jack
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Alone Against Hitler tells the lesser-known but pivotal story of former Austrian Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg. As one of the first leaders to defy Adolf Hitler during the build-up to WWII, his is a story of lasting importance. Though young and untested upon entering office, von Schuschnigg courageously rejected the rising tide of Austrian Nazism, insisting on equal rights and respect for the Jewish minority. Author Jack Bray surveys the geopolitical conditions in Austria during the march to war, highlighting Von Schuschnigg's valiant four-year struggle to prevent his nearly defenseless…mehr

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Alone Against Hitler tells the lesser-known but pivotal story of former Austrian Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg. As one of the first leaders to defy Adolf Hitler during the build-up to WWII, his is a story of lasting importance. Though young and untested upon entering office, von Schuschnigg courageously rejected the rising tide of Austrian Nazism, insisting on equal rights and respect for the Jewish minority. Author Jack Bray surveys the geopolitical conditions in Austria during the march to war, highlighting Von Schuschnigg's valiant four-year struggle to prevent his nearly defenseless small nation from being taken over from within by unrelenting, violent Austrian Nazis.
Autorenporträt
Jack Bray is a retired senior partner at King & Spalding, a national law firm representing over half of the Fortune 100, where continues to serve as senior counsel. Dubbed "Gentleman John" by Washingtonian magazine, Jack was regularly included in its annual list of Washington's 30 best lawyers. After law school at Saint Louis University, where he was first in his class and law review editor, Jack was named to Attorney General Robert Kennedy's Honors Program, and served as a Justice Department trial lawyer. He taught law at Saint Louis University and Georgetown University.