{"product_id":"ferdinand-sauerbruch-operations-against-hitler-a-surgeons-war-in-nazi-berlin","title":"Ferdinand Sauerbruch: Operations Against Hitler – A Surgeon's War in Nazi Berlin","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA surgeon in Hitler’s Berlin. A hospital at the heart of covert resistance. The untold, documented story of Ferdinand Sauerbruch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce celebrated as a surgical pioneer, later condemned as a Nazi collaborator—who was Ferdinand Sauerbruch really? Based on newly uncovered primary sources, including the secret wartime diary of Sauerbruch’s private assistant Adolphe Jung (a French Résistance agent inside Berlin’s Charité) and reports linked to Allied spy Fritz Kolbe, historian Christian Hardinghaus delivers the first full, evidence-based reassessment of Germany’s most famous surgeon under National Socialism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis English edition—translated from the acclaimed German bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFerdinand Sauerbruch und die Charité\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—follows Sauerbruch through the corridors of Europe’s most renowned hospital, where medicine and moral choice collided under a totalitarian regime. The book documents how Sauerbruch moved among resistance-linked networks, protected Jewish and politically persecuted colleagues and patients, and navigated the lethal ambiguities of survival, responsibility, and quiet defiance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you’ll discover inside:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly revealed sources:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the wartime diary of Adolphe Jung (1942–1945), eyewitness interviews, Jewish colleagues’ accounts, Kolbe’s OSS-linked reports, and denazification records.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResistance inside the Charité:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e connections to Fritz Kolbe’s espionage for the Allies, knowledge of the July 20 plot, and protective actions for the persecuted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe controversy, revisited:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a precise examination of accusations—DFG\/Reichsforschungsrat roles, public honors, military rank—and what the documents do and do not prove.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedicine under dictatorship:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e how thoracic surgery breakthroughs, prosthetics for the war-wounded, and hospital leadership intersected with ethical decisions under extreme pressure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom TV to archives:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e context for the internationally distributed series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharité\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and how documented history compares to dramatization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho should read this book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReaders of World War II history and Nazi Germany who seek rigor over rumor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFans of resistance narratives (Kolbe, Stauffenberg, Bonhoeffer circles) and OSS intelligence history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedical historians and healthcare professionals interested in ethics under authoritarian regimes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViewers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharité\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and readers of Erik Larson, Antony Beevor, Ben Macintyre, or Volker Ullrich.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy this book matters:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublic debates and street renamings have reduced Sauerbruch to a headline. This biography restores complexity with verifiable evidence, showing a physician operating—literally and figuratively—against a criminal state. It is a case study in courage, compromise, and the moral calculus of those who resisted in silence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first comprehensive, fully sourced biography of Ferdinand Sauerbruch in English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDraws on archives, private collections, and long-unavailable primary materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes detailed chapters on the Charité, the Reich Research Council, July 20, and denazification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClear documentation that challenges long-repeated claims lacking evidentiary basis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristian Hardinghaus is a historian specializing in twentieth-century German history and intelligence\/resistance networks. His German-language original became a bestseller for its archival depth and narrative force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeticulously researched and powerfully told, “Ferdinand Sauerbruch: Operations Against Hitler – A Surgeon's War in Nazi Berlin.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e transforms a polarizing figure into a fully documented historical portrait—revealing how a world-famous surgeon used his position to protect, delay, and quietly resist. An essential read for anyone seeking the truth behind the myths.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45916834889919,"sku":"502fca87-363a-4303-94f4-99bdd124e83d","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/85609286836ba176c10e093bf47ac9b8.jpg?v=1785092228","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/ferdinand-sauerbruch-operations-against-hitler-a-surgeons-war-in-nazi-berlin","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}