Between the Alps and a Hard Place
Switzerland in World War II and the Rewriting of History
Published on 5. February 2013
248 pages
978-1-62157-128-5 (ISBN)
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In Between the Alps and a Hard Place, Professor Angelo M. Codevilla reveals how the true history of the Swiss in World War II has been buried beneath a modern campaign of moral blackmail that has accused Switzerland of secretly supporting Nazi Germany and sharing culpability for the Holocaust.
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Between the Alps and a Hard Place
Switzerland in World War II and the Rewriting of History
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09/2000
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1 - Pseudo Event vs. Reality
- A Pseudo Event
- Military Deterrence
- The Political Home Front
- The Balance of Power
- Economic Deterrence
- Lessons
- CHAPTER 2 - Military
- Military Tradition and Preparation
- Modern Switzerland
- Before the Storm
- Stiffening Resistance
- Reassessment and Redoubt
- The Military Redoubt
- Intelligence
- Subversion and Politics
- CHAPTER 3 - Politics
- The System
- Divisions, Issues, and Consensus
- Consensus and Democracy
- Überfremdung vs. the Jews
- Freedom of the Press
- Accommodation vs. Resistance
- CHAPTER 4 - Economics
- Economic Warfare and the Neutrals, 1939-1945
- Merchandise Trade Before and During the Blockades
- Money and Gold
- Allied Trade
- Safe Haven?
- CHAPTER 5 - Money and Power in U. S. Foreign Policy
- Bronfman and the WJC
- Power
- A Suit Grows in Brooklyn
- Clean Hands
- Reality: The Scramble for the Money
- Reality: International Implications
- CHAPTER 6 - Lessons
- Military Power is Paramount
- Money
- Democracy
- Latter-Day U.S. Foreign Policy
- Notes
- Index
- Copyright Page
