Captain Ladurner
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Author | Luis Trenker |
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Country | Germany |
Language | Germany |
Genre | Adventure |
Publication date | 1940 |
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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[]
Bibliography[]
- George L. Mosse. Fallen Soldiers: Reshaping the Memory of the World Wars. Oxford University Press, 1991.
Categories:
- 1940 novels
- German novels
- 1940 German-language novels
- 1940s novel stubs
- Adventure novel stubs