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    A German Ace Tells Why: From Kaiserdom to Hitlerism [Second Edition]
    A German Ace Tells Why: From Kaiserdom to Hitlerism [Second Edition]
    A German Ace Tells Why: From Kaiserdom to Hitlerism [Second Edition]
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    A German Ace Tells Why: From Kaiserdom to Hitlerism [Second Edition]

    By Leonhard Guenther

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    Why was Hitler able to obtain and hold the dictatorship in Germany?

    What are the real thoughts of this German people which has puzzled the world so frequently?

    In answer to these vital questions, Leonhard Guenther (pseud.), a native-born German doctor of philosophy and jurisprudence who emigrated to America for permanent residence, presents in A German Ace Tells Why.

    It contains the authentic diary entries (May 22, 1915 - September 3, 1939) of a high-ranking officer of the German Luftwaffe, who, at the time of first publication in 1942 was still in Germany. The original diary has been condensed and the author’s own experiences have been added. The picture thus obtained shows both the articulate and subconscious sentiments of the typical German of the better class.

    “This brief but eloquent chronicle of the development of political thinking in the mind of a typical educated German during the period between the First World War and the attack by Germany upon Poland seems to me of great value to every thoughtful American. […] The author, an ardent lover of American democracy, gives us a picture of Germany that should become a significant element in American thinking about the new order which must follow the victory of the democracies.”—FREDERICK MAY ELIOT, Foreword
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcole Publishing
    Release dateApr 3, 2018
    ISBN9781789121780
    A German Ace Tells Why: From Kaiserdom to Hitlerism [Second Edition]
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    Leonhard Guenther

    LEONHARD GUENTHER was the pseudonym of a German scholar who moved to America shortly before the original publication of A German Ace Tells Why. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Munich and his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Bonn. FREDERICK MAY ELIOT (September 15, 1889-February 17, 1958) served as President of the American Unitarian Association (AUA) for twenty years. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Christopher Rhodes Eliot, a minister, and Mary Jackson May, he was educated at the Prince Grammar School and Roxbury Latin, from which he graduated in 1907. He entered Harvard College, majored in Government, graduating summa cum laude in 1911. He spent the next year in Europe, on a Sheldon Fellowship, studying how local governments functioned. He earned his M.A. from Harvard in 1912, which led to an instructorship in government from 1912-13. He entered the ministry in 1911 and attended Harvard Divinity School from 1912-15. He was ordained in 1915 at the First Parish, Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as associate to the senior minister for the next two years. In 1917 Eliot was called to Unity Church, St. Paul, Minnesota. During his twenty year tenure at St. Paul, the church prospered, Eliot led significant work in the wider community, and he also authored several short booklets, published by Unity Church: Fundamentals of Unitarian Faith (1926); Toward Belief in God (1925); and Prayers Spoken in Unity Church, Saint Paul (1932). During the 1930s Eliot received three honorary degrees: from Carlton College in Minnesota (D.D., 1935), Meadville Theological School (D.D., 1937), and the University of Minnesota (LL.D., 1937). In 1934 Eliot became chair of the AUA's Commission on Appraisal, becoming president in 1937, a position he held until his death in 1958.

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      A German Ace Tells Why - Leonhard Guenther

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      Text originally published in 1942 under the same title.

      © Arcole Publishing 2017, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electrical, mechanical or otherwise without the written permission of the copyright holder.

      Publisher’s Note

      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

      We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

      A GERMAN ACE TELLS WHY

      FROM KAISERDOM TO HITLERISM

      BY

      LEONHARD GUENTHER

      PH.D. (München) JUR.D. (Bonn)

      WITH A FOREWORD BY FREDERICK MAY ELIOT, D.D., LL.D.

      (President American Unitarian Association)

      SECOND EDITION

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 3

      DEDICATION 4

      PROJECT 5

      FROM THE PUBLISHERS 6

      FOREWORD 7

      May 22, 1915 8

      July 2, 1915 8

      November 4, 1915 8

      March 2, 1916 9

      April 4, 1916 9

      December 12, 1916 10

      January 1, 1917 10

      April 6, 1917 10

      September 3, 1917 11

      November 6, 1917 11

      December 24, 1917 12

      May 3, 1918 12

      October 4, 1918 13

      November 10, 1918 13

      January 11, 1923 13

      April 4, 1923 14

      September 2, 1923 14

      December 6, 1923 15

      February 15, 1924 15

      April 26, 1925 16

      September 26, 1925 16

      October 3, 1925 16

      June 21, 1926 17

      November 6, 1926 17

      January 27, 1927 18

      September 30, 1931 18

      October 11, 1931 19

      December 8, 1931 19

      April 10, 1932 20

      January 16, 1933 20

      January 30, 1933 20

      March 21, 1933 21

      May 1, 1933 21

      July 18, 1933 22

      September 15, 1933 22

      October 14, 1933 23

      January 26, 1934 23

      June 30, 1934 23

      September 1, 1934 24

      December 16, 1934 24

      January 13, 1935 25

      March 17, 1935 25

      June 18, 1935 25

      February 14, 1936 26

      May 16, 1936 26

      June 11, 1936 26

      September 14, 1936 27

      November 15, 1936 27

      February 15, 1937 27

      April 19, 1937 28

      November 16, 1937 28

      February 28, 1938 29

      March 12, 1938 30

      October 1, 1938 30

      November 29, 1938 30

      May 20, 1939 31

      September 3, 1939 31

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 32

      DEDICATION

      TO MY AMERICAN FRIENDS IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR—CONSIDERATENESS AND UNDERSTANDING IN A TIME OF STORM AND STRESS.

      PROJECT

      Why was Hitler able to obtain and bold the dictatorship in Germany? What are the real thoughts of this German people which has puzzled the world so frequently?

      In answer to these vital questions, the author, who is a native-born German and who recently came to America for permanent residence, presents the following document. It contains the authentic diary entries of a high-ranking officer of the German Luftwaffe. This German flyer is still in Germany. The original diary has been condensed and the author’s own experiences have been added. The picture thus obtained shows both the articulate and subconscious sentiments of the typical German of the better class.

      Whatever these expressions and thoughts, it is obvious that it is necessary to take these into consideration in evaluating the situation, both present and future. This was the main purpose of the author.

      FROM THE PUBLISHERS

      It was hardly to be anticipated at the time the manuscript of A German Ace Tells Why was submitted for consideration last June that a second edition of this little book would be in demand only four months after the first edition came off the press.

      Perhaps some of the readers will not be surprised to learn that our

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