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Last Letters: The Prison Correspondence 1944-45 | Helmuth Caspar von Moltke, Johannes von Moltke, Dorothea von Moltke
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Tegel Prison, Berlin, in the fall of 1944. In a cell and shackled for most of the day, Helmuth James von Moltke is awaiting trial for his leading role in the Kreisau Circle, one of the most important German resistance groups against (…more)
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Last Letters: The Prison Correspondence 1944-45 | Helmuth Caspar von Moltke, Johannes von Moltke, Dorothea von Moltke
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This is not an easy book to read - it‘s a collection of letters between a couple that expected almost daily that he would be executed by the Nazis and contain minute details of Helmuth‘s defense and Freya‘s visits to various officials to try and get Helmuth released, so they do get a bit repetitive when read all at once. But their discussions of faith, love, reminiscences about their children, heart-felt farewells in each letter are truly moving.

balletbookworm Each of these letters was smuggled into and out of Tegel prison by the prison chaplain, at risk to his own life. And it does make one wonder if one could place themselves at risk, knowing the stakes, if in the same situation the von Moltkes and their friends were in during WWII. 6y
balletbookworm This is the first time these letters have been available in English - Freya chose not to allow the letters to be published until after her death in 2010 and in reading them you understand why. They are incredibly intimate letters. We are so lucky they were preserved. 6y
BookishClaire wow... 6y
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