• New Media Branching out beyond literature, thesite will feature a media archive, in which audio and videorecordings <strong>of</strong> our events, both old and new (including livebroadcasts), as well as many rarely seen materials from thelife <strong>of</strong> <strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong> and his circle will be archived andavailable for on-demand viewing.PROGRESS REPORTS• International Community In order to ensure thatas many people as possible are able to benefit from, andcontribute to, the site, certain key sections will be available inten languages (in addition to English). <strong>The</strong> new multilingualwebsite will firmly and indelibly establish the Legacy Projectas the international locus <strong>of</strong> <strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong> studies for theforeseeable future.• Emerging Scholarship Prominently featured on thesite will be a weekly update <strong>of</strong> new scholarship, culled from avariety <strong>of</strong> sources: conferences and events, graduate papers,and special commissions for the site.• Responsivity <strong>The</strong> website is being programmed using“Responsive Design,” which automatically resizes the site forusers accessing it from a tablet or smartphone.He Dared Speak the TruthMEMOIRS OF A NAZI-FIGHTER<strong>Dietrich</strong> <strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong>’s memoirs <strong>of</strong> his fightagainst Hitler and German National Socialismwill be the featured publication by Image Books,the Catholic interest division <strong>of</strong> Random House,in Spring 2014.Von <strong>Hildebrand</strong>’s memoirs recall his heroic battle against theNazis, which earned him the title <strong>of</strong> “enemy number one <strong>of</strong>National Socialism” for being “the architect <strong>of</strong> the intellectualresistance in Vienna.”<strong>The</strong>y were written during the 1950s as a personal recollectionfor his wife, Alice, and were not intended for publication.<strong>The</strong>ir personal quality lends to the memoirs a passionatesense <strong>of</strong> the personal struggles and trials, which informand underlie the historical facts. <strong>The</strong>se are deeply personalexpressions, which, in their utter honesty, display humilityand heroism side by side.Dating back to 1921, the memoirs chronicle the rise <strong>of</strong>nationalism and racism in Germany after WWI, concludingwith the buildup to the Anschluss in 1938, when <strong>von</strong><strong>Hildebrand</strong> was forced to flee Austria. In addition to thepersonal accounts, the book will feature a selection <strong>of</strong><strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong>’s essays from his Anti-Nazi journal, DerChristliche Ständestaat (<strong>The</strong> Christian Corporative State), aswell as relevant historical documents from the period, some<strong>of</strong> them never before published.Due both to its compelling content and to its high-pr<strong>of</strong>ilepublisher, this book will reach well beyond the regular readersSelect your own search parameters in the online bibliography.<strong>The</strong> ResultWith the website and the publishing division operating inconcert, the works <strong>of</strong> <strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong> will be available morequickly, more affordably, more broadly, and more accessiblythan we ever dreamed possible. <strong>The</strong> Legacy Project will haveadvanced to a new level, introducing a new model for engagingreaders the world over.<strong>of</strong> <strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong>, bringing the man himself, his characterand his courage, before the reading public. It will help toestablish <strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong> in the pantheon <strong>of</strong> great moralwitnesses <strong>of</strong> the twentieth century, like <strong>Dietrich</strong> Bonhoeffer,Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Whittaker Chambers.<strong>The</strong> memoirs were co-translated by Legacy Project Director,John Henry Crosby, and Legacy Project Senior Fellow,Pr<strong>of</strong>. John F. Crosby. <strong>The</strong>y will have an historical andphilosophical introduction by Pr<strong>of</strong>. Crosby, and a personalintroduction by the woman for whom they were written,Pr<strong>of</strong>. Alice <strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong>.IN BRIEFEWTN Series onHe Dared Speak the TruthLeading up to the publication <strong>of</strong> He Dared Speakthe Truth, EWTN, the world’s largest Catholictelevision network, will be airing a 13-part seriesexploring the anti-Nazi witness <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dietrich</strong> <strong>von</strong><strong>Hildebrand</strong>. <strong>The</strong> series, set to air internationally inSpring 2014, features <strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong>’s widow, Alice<strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong>, and Legacy Project founder, JohnHenry Crosby, discussing <strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong>’s heroicstruggle, the impact it had on the development <strong>of</strong>his philosophy, and the personal recollections heshared throughout his life. Through <strong>von</strong> <strong>Hildebrand</strong>’switness, the series hopes to shed light upon themeaning <strong>of</strong> moral witness.ANNUAL REPORT7