Captain Ladurner

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]

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

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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