Captain Ladurner

Captain Ladurner
AuthorLuis Trenker
LanguageGermany
GenreAdventure
Publication date
1940
Publication placeGermany
Media typePrint

Captain Ladurner (German: Hauptmann Ladurner) is a 1940 German adventure novel by the South Tyrol mountaineer Luis Trenker. It portrays a group of First World War veterans who conspire to overthrow the Weimar Republic, portrayed as corrupt.[1]

It was released by Trenker following his film The Fire Devil which had apparently displeased Adolf Hitler with his glorification of popular revolts.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mosse p.118
  2. ^ Mosse p.118

Bibliography

  • George L. Mosse. Fallen Soldiers: Reshaping the Memory of the World Wars. Oxford University Press, 1991.
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