Edgar Julius Jung right wing enemy of the Nazis : a political biography By the time of his death Edgar Julius Jung (1894 1934) was well known in Germany and Europe as one of the foremost ideologues of the political movement that called itself the Conservative Revolution and as a right wing opponent of the Nazis. He was speechwriter for and confidant of Franz von Papen (first Hitlers predecessor as chancellor then Hitlers vice chancellor) which put him at the center of political events right up until the Nazi seizure of power. Considered by Goebbels one of the worst enemies of the Nazis Jung was assassinated by them in June 1934. The following eleven years of Nazi rule contributed to his neglect by historians as did distaste since the wars end and the founding of the Federal Republic on democratic principles for his strongly anti democratic stance. Although there have been several studies on Jungs political thought there has been until now no biography in German or English. Roshan Magubs book therefore fills a serious gap in German historical literature. It shows that Jungs opposition to National Socialism dates from the earliest days and that he had a very close relationship with the Ruhr industry which supported him financially and enabled him to reach a nationwide audience. Magub uses for the first time all the available material from the archives in Munich Koblenz Cologne and Berlin and the whole of Jungs Nachlass. Her book sheds new light on Jung and demonstrates his importance in Germanys political history. Provided by publisher