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Prison Elite depicts the life of a VIP prisoner in the Nazi concentration camp system, providing a first-hand account of his mental life and coping strategies.

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"Rummel brilliantly describes and analyzes how Schuschnigg attempted to cope psychologically with his personal plight and to explain to himself why he had failed as chancellor." -- Evan B. Bukey, University of Arkansas, emeritus * Central European History *

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. In Isolation: Living under the Enemy’s Eye 2. The Sachsenhausen Household: Living en famille 3. The Comfort of Religion 4. The Consolation of Books 5. Music to His Ears 6. The Use of Wit 7. Cherishing Memories 8. Schuschnigg’s Political Reminiscences Conclusion Appendix Bibliography

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      Publisher University of Toronto Press
      Published 22 June 2021
      ISBN-13 9781487527570
      978-1487527570
      ISBN-10 1487527578
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      Autobiography: historical, political and military Second World War

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Prison Elite depicts the life of a VIP prisoner in the Nazi concentration camp system, providing a first-hand account of his mental life and coping strategies.

      Trade Review
      "Rummel brilliantly describes and analyzes how Schuschnigg attempted to cope psychologically with his personal plight and to explain to himself why he had failed as chancellor." -- Evan B. Bukey, University of Arkansas, emeritus * Central European History *

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1. In Isolation: Living under the Enemy’s Eye 2. The Sachsenhausen Household: Living en famille 3. The Comfort of Religion 4. The Consolation of Books 5. Music to His Ears 6. The Use of Wit 7. Cherishing Memories 8. Schuschnigg’s Political Reminiscences Conclusion Appendix Bibliography

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