Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Baader-Meinhof Complex by Stefan Aust The rise and fall of the Baader-Meinhof group constitutes one of the most remarkable phenomena of post-war Europe. A group of young people, middle-class backgrounds, took the law into their own hands, and by means of arson, bombing, kidnap and murder sought to alter the direction of national, and indeed international, politics. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The definitive history of the German terrorist Red Army Faction (1970-98)- both a fast-paced narrative, which reads like a thriller, and an essential guide to the understanding of terrorism - then and now.NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE.The rise and fall of the Baader-Meinhof group constitutes one of the most remarkable phenomena of post-war Europe. A group of young people, most of them from solid, middle-class backgrounds, took the law into their own hands, and by means of arson, bombing, kidnap and murder sought to alter the direction of national, and indeed international, politics.Rooted in the student protest movement of the late 1960s, the story of the group begins in May 1970 with the freeing of Andreas Baader - imprisoned for planting fire bombs in protest against the Vietnam War - by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others. They spent the years that followed requisitioning apartments from left-wing sympathisers, stealing cars and robbing banks in preparation for attacks on US military bases.After an intense manhunt, the ringleaders of the group, which now called itself the Red Army Faction (RAF), were finally captured in 1972. Their prolonged trial began in 1975 and lasted for almost 2 years, in the course of which Ulrike Meinhof hanged herself in her cell. The other members of the group were convicted and received life sentences.The war of six against sixty million (Heinrich B ll) reached its climax in the autumn of 1977 when supporters tried to secure their release by kidnapping the president of the German Employers Association, Hanns Martin Schleyer, and later by hijacking a Lufthansa jet, which was eventually captured by German special forces at Mogadishu airport. On the morning the rescue was announced, Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe were all found dead in their cells. The German Autumn marked the violent peak of a journey that had begun with peaceful protests against the American war in Vietnam - moral outrage had turned into blatant immorality.Stefan Austs utterly absorbing account of these events reads like a first-class thriller. The Baader-Meinhof Complex is the definitive chronicle of seven years that changed Germany. Notes The history of the German terrorist Red Army Faction (1970-1978). Ties-in with the major international release of the film based on the book. Author Biography Stefan Aust was for many years the editor-in-chief of the political weekly Der Spiegel, Germanys most influential news magazine. He is also the founder and current publisher of Spiegel TV. He worked in the editorial offices of konkret from 1966 to 1969 and played a part in the events described in this book. Between 1970 and 1985 he made numerous documentaries for North German Television. He wrote the script for the feature film Stammheim, which won the top award at the 1986 Berlin Film Festival. He worked with Bernd Eichinger on the script for the film The Baader-Meinhof Complex (2008), which is based on this book. Review Tautly written, gripping and suspenseful * Guardian *Filled with fascinating information and piquant details * Literary Review *Stefan Aust is well placed to write the history of the most notorious of several terrorist groups -- Michael Burleigh * Sunday Telegraph *Stephen Austs meticulously researched chronicle of German left-wing terrorism -- Philip Oltermann * Guardian *Meticulous history of the most famous German terrorist group -- Dominic Sandbrook * Daily Telegraph * Promotional The definitive history of the German terrorist Red Army Faction (1970-98): both a fast-paced narrative, which reads like a thriller, and an essential guide to the understanding of terrorism - then and now. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. Review Text Tautly written, gripping and suspenseful Review Quote Tautly written, gripping and suspenseful Promotional "Headline" The definitive history of the German terrorist Red Army Faction (1970-98)- both a fast-paced narrative, which reads like a thriller , and an essential guide to the understanding of terrorism - then and now.NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. Details ISBN1847920454 Author Stefan Aust Pages 480 Year 2008 ISBN-10 1847920454 ISBN-13 9781847920454 Format Paperback Publication Date 2008-11-06 Imprint The Bodley Head Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 303.6250943 Media Book Illustrations Illustrations Language English Publisher Vintage Publishing UK Release Date 2008-11-06 AU Release Date 2008-11-06 NZ Release Date 2008-11-06 Narrator Raj Ghatak Translator Margaret Jull Costa Birth 1939 Death 1847 Affiliation Professor of Psychiatry, University of Geneva Position Illustrator Qualifications PsyD Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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ISBN-13: 9781847920454
Book Title: The Baader-Meinhof Complex
Number of Pages: 480 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Baader-Meinhof Complex
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Publication Year: 2008
Subject: Government, History
Item Height: 234 mm
Item Weight: 638 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Stefan Aust
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Width: 153 mm
Format: Paperback