As a contemporary of Claus and Berthold Schenk Grafen von Stauffenberg, Richard von Weizsäcker`s main interest lies in the Stauffenberg brothers` journeys through life: »In all the most crucial points, they are characteristic of resistance«. He gives reports of personal encounters and explains the important role played by the friendship of the Stauffenberg brothers with the circles surrounding the poet Stefan George.
The Author
Richard von Weizsäcker, born in 1920, fought as a soldier in the Second World War from 1938 to 1945. From 1981 to 1984 he was Mayor of Berlin, and from 1984 to 1994 President of the Federal Republic of Germany.
