The Cost of Resistance

Munich

The novel follows the personal dangers faced by people who oppose the Nazi regime from within, including surveillance, imprisonment and threatened execution.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

A Secret Network A Secret Network from "Munich". Opposition in Fragments Contacts with Britain Disparate German opponents communicate with British officials, but they lack a unified plan.

A Secret Network from "Munich". Opposition in Fragments Contacts with Britain Disparate German opponents communicate with British officials, but they lack a unified plan.

Opposition in Fragments Contacts with Britain Disparate German opponents communicate with British officials, but they lack a unified plan. A Costly Hope They expect outside powers to stand firm, making their prospects dependent on decisions beyond their control.

Frau Winter’s Help Frau Winter’s Help from "Munich". Documents Move Quietly A Copy Made Frau Winter helps Hartmann reproduce a sensitive letter and gives him another document.

Frau Winter’s Help from "Munich". Documents Move Quietly A Copy Made Frau Winter helps Hartmann reproduce a sensitive letter and gives him another document.

Documents Move Quietly A Copy Made Frau Winter helps Hartmann reproduce a sensitive letter and gives him another document. Risk Shared Her actions place her in danger even though her precise role in the document’s transfer remains uncertain.

A Network Under Watch A Network Under Watch from "Munich". Surveillance Tightens Sauer Follows Hartmann The SS official tracks Hartmann’s movements and questions his communications.

A Network Under Watch from "Munich". Surveillance Tightens Sauer Follows Hartmann The SS official tracks Hartmann’s movements and questions his communications.

Surveillance Tightens Sauer Follows Hartmann The SS official tracks Hartmann’s movements and questions his communications. A Cover Under Strain Routine diplomatic work becomes a test of whether Hartmann can keep his resistance contacts concealed.

A Warning Comes Too Late A Warning Comes Too Late from "Munich". The Political Risk Fails Hartmann Speaks He delivers evidence to Chamberlain, hoping a firm response might weaken Hitler.

A Warning Comes Too Late from "Munich". The Political Risk Fails Hartmann Speaks He delivers evidence to Chamberlain, hoping a firm response might weaken Hitler.

The Political Risk Fails Hartmann Speaks He delivers evidence to Chamberlain, hoping a firm response might weaken Hitler. The Agreement Proceeds The warning does not prevent the settlement, leaving the German opposition exposed and without immediate leverage.

A Predicted End A Predicted End from "Munich". The Threat Remains Gestapo Warning Frau Winter tells Hartmann that the secret police warned her he would eventually be caught.

A Predicted End from "Munich". The Threat Remains Gestapo Warning Frau Winter tells Hartmann that the secret police warned her he would eventually be caught.

The Threat Remains Gestapo Warning Frau Winter tells Hartmann that the secret police warned her he would eventually be caught. Resistance Continues Hartmann accepts the danger and keeps working, his later fate foreshadowed without ending his struggle here.

Summer 1938

27–28 September 1938

29 September 1938, daytime

29 September 1938, late night

30 September 1938, night