Operation Valkyrie – the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and popularized in the 2008 film Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise – happened nearly 70 years ago.
Randall Hansen’s latest book,Disobeying Hitler: German Resistance After Operation Valkyrie is about the period following the last attempt on Hitler’s life and the impact German resistance had on the final months of World War II.
Hansen is a professor of political science and director of the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Affairs at the Munk School of Global Affairs. His research examines migration and citizenship, demographics and population policy, and the effect of war on civilian populations.
Writer Kelly Rankin spoke to Randall Hansen about his research, Disobeying Hitler, and what drives people to disobey authoritarian regimes.
