Danzig
Inspired by actual events, Danzig is an enveloping novel of diplomatic conflict and political intrigue in Europe during the 1930s. Richly atmospheric, it is a gripping historical novel in the grand tradition.
The Free City of Danzig was established by the Treaty of Versailles as a mandate to be protected by the League of Nations and its High Commissioner. In 1933, Danzig was taken over by a local Nazi Party that pursued a hostile and violent agenda aimed at overthrowing the League's High Commissioner and subverting its constitutional protections.
Sean Lester was the League's High Commissioner and Paul Muller was his secretary during this tense period. The story portrays the role of Lester and Muller as repeated crises engulfed Danzig and high stakes confrontations led to diplomatic conflict and, finally, political betrayal. Their story vividly captures the conflict between rampant Nazi ascendency and the League's mandate to preserve Danzig's fragile democracy and keep the peace.
Through the eyes of Lester and Muller, from their perch at the epicenter of the Danzig drama, we watch Hitler consolidating power and flexing growing German strength on what we now know was the path to war; we see Britain embracing a policy of feckless appeasement, unwilling to confront the looming German menace; and we are caught up in the hothouse atmosphere of a hesitant League of Nations, brimming with intrigue and infighting and ultimately failing to deliver on its promise of peace through diplomacy and collective security.
The story encompasses fast-paced events in Geneva, Berlin, Warsaw and London, as well as Danzig itself, capturing the drama of unfolding crisis that engulfed Europe in the 1930s on the path to war.
This is a work of fiction, but aficionados of interwar history will relish the authenticity of the narrative. Most of the characters in the novel were real people and the events described in the story actually happened. Danzig brings them vividly back to life and invites readers to witness the drama of clashes within the Nazi leadership, intrigue among key Western politicians pursuing conflicting agendas, and the lonely role of the League's High Commissioner trying to face down dangerous adversaries.
It is a gripping tale in a fateful time: the struggle for the Free City of Danzig.
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The Free City of Danzig was established by the Treaty of Versailles as a mandate to be protected by the League of Nations and its High Commissioner. In 1933, Danzig was taken over by a local Nazi Party that pursued a hostile and violent agenda aimed at overthrowing the League's High Commissioner and subverting its constitutional protections.
Sean Lester was the League's High Commissioner and Paul Muller was his secretary during this tense period. The story portrays the role of Lester and Muller as repeated crises engulfed Danzig and high stakes confrontations led to diplomatic conflict and, finally, political betrayal. Their story vividly captures the conflict between rampant Nazi ascendency and the League's mandate to preserve Danzig's fragile democracy and keep the peace.
Through the eyes of Lester and Muller, from their perch at the epicenter of the Danzig drama, we watch Hitler consolidating power and flexing growing German strength on what we now know was the path to war; we see Britain embracing a policy of feckless appeasement, unwilling to confront the looming German menace; and we are caught up in the hothouse atmosphere of a hesitant League of Nations, brimming with intrigue and infighting and ultimately failing to deliver on its promise of peace through diplomacy and collective security.
The story encompasses fast-paced events in Geneva, Berlin, Warsaw and London, as well as Danzig itself, capturing the drama of unfolding crisis that engulfed Europe in the 1930s on the path to war.
This is a work of fiction, but aficionados of interwar history will relish the authenticity of the narrative. Most of the characters in the novel were real people and the events described in the story actually happened. Danzig brings them vividly back to life and invites readers to witness the drama of clashes within the Nazi leadership, intrigue among key Western politicians pursuing conflicting agendas, and the lonely role of the League's High Commissioner trying to face down dangerous adversaries.
It is a gripping tale in a fateful time: the struggle for the Free City of Danzig.
Danzig
Inspired by actual events, Danzig is an enveloping novel of diplomatic conflict and political intrigue in Europe during the 1930s. Richly atmospheric, it is a gripping historical novel in the grand tradition.
The Free City of Danzig was established by the Treaty of Versailles as a mandate to be protected by the League of Nations and its High Commissioner. In 1933, Danzig was taken over by a local Nazi Party that pursued a hostile and violent agenda aimed at overthrowing the League's High Commissioner and subverting its constitutional protections.
Sean Lester was the League's High Commissioner and Paul Muller was his secretary during this tense period. The story portrays the role of Lester and Muller as repeated crises engulfed Danzig and high stakes confrontations led to diplomatic conflict and, finally, political betrayal. Their story vividly captures the conflict between rampant Nazi ascendency and the League's mandate to preserve Danzig's fragile democracy and keep the peace.
Through the eyes of Lester and Muller, from their perch at the epicenter of the Danzig drama, we watch Hitler consolidating power and flexing growing German strength on what we now know was the path to war; we see Britain embracing a policy of feckless appeasement, unwilling to confront the looming German menace; and we are caught up in the hothouse atmosphere of a hesitant League of Nations, brimming with intrigue and infighting and ultimately failing to deliver on its promise of peace through diplomacy and collective security.
The story encompasses fast-paced events in Geneva, Berlin, Warsaw and London, as well as Danzig itself, capturing the drama of unfolding crisis that engulfed Europe in the 1930s on the path to war.
This is a work of fiction, but aficionados of interwar history will relish the authenticity of the narrative. Most of the characters in the novel were real people and the events described in the story actually happened. Danzig brings them vividly back to life and invites readers to witness the drama of clashes within the Nazi leadership, intrigue among key Western politicians pursuing conflicting agendas, and the lonely role of the League's High Commissioner trying to face down dangerous adversaries.
It is a gripping tale in a fateful time: the struggle for the Free City of Danzig.
The Free City of Danzig was established by the Treaty of Versailles as a mandate to be protected by the League of Nations and its High Commissioner. In 1933, Danzig was taken over by a local Nazi Party that pursued a hostile and violent agenda aimed at overthrowing the League's High Commissioner and subverting its constitutional protections.
Sean Lester was the League's High Commissioner and Paul Muller was his secretary during this tense period. The story portrays the role of Lester and Muller as repeated crises engulfed Danzig and high stakes confrontations led to diplomatic conflict and, finally, political betrayal. Their story vividly captures the conflict between rampant Nazi ascendency and the League's mandate to preserve Danzig's fragile democracy and keep the peace.
Through the eyes of Lester and Muller, from their perch at the epicenter of the Danzig drama, we watch Hitler consolidating power and flexing growing German strength on what we now know was the path to war; we see Britain embracing a policy of feckless appeasement, unwilling to confront the looming German menace; and we are caught up in the hothouse atmosphere of a hesitant League of Nations, brimming with intrigue and infighting and ultimately failing to deliver on its promise of peace through diplomacy and collective security.
The story encompasses fast-paced events in Geneva, Berlin, Warsaw and London, as well as Danzig itself, capturing the drama of unfolding crisis that engulfed Europe in the 1930s on the path to war.
This is a work of fiction, but aficionados of interwar history will relish the authenticity of the narrative. Most of the characters in the novel were real people and the events described in the story actually happened. Danzig brings them vividly back to life and invites readers to witness the drama of clashes within the Nazi leadership, intrigue among key Western politicians pursuing conflicting agendas, and the lonely role of the League's High Commissioner trying to face down dangerous adversaries.
It is a gripping tale in a fateful time: the struggle for the Free City of Danzig.
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| BN ID: | 2940185779262 |
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| Publisher: | William N. Walker |
| Publication date: | 10/31/2023 |
| Series: | Paul Muller novels of Political Intrigue , #1 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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