Plotting Hitler S Death

Author : Joachim C. Fest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Anti-Nazi movement
ISBN : 1857999177

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Plotting Hitler's Death by Joachim C. Fest Pdf

The definitive and fascinating account of the many German plots to kill Hitler. PLOTTING HITLER'S DEATH brings the full story of German resistance against the Nazis to a popular audience. Time and again, small numbers of Germans, civilian and military, noble and ignoble, schemed to topple the Fuhrer, and on several occasions they came within minutes - or inches - of succeeding. Fest recounts the famous 1944 attempt and the lesser known 1938 attempt to topple Hitler. He also recounts the numerous isolated individuals and conspirators that plotted against the dictator. As powerful and compelling as any thriller, this vivid and absorbing account explores why they tried, why they found so little support either in Germany or outside it, and why they failed.

Author : Joachim C. Fest,Joachim Fest
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0805056483

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Plotting Hitler's Death by Joachim C. Fest,Joachim Fest Pdf

The author documents more than a dozen plots to assassinate Hitler, surprisingly, from conservative and military circles within Germany.

Author : Joachim C. Fest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Anti-Nazi movement
ISBN : 0753800403

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Plotting Hitler's Death by Joachim C. Fest Pdf

Tiem and again, small numbers of Germans, civilian nad military, noble and ignoble, scheme to topple the Fuhrer, and on several occasions they came within minutes - or inches - of succeeding. Fest explores why they tried, why they found so little support either in Germany or outside it, and why they failed.

Author : Joachim C. Fest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Anti-Nazi movement
ISBN : 0297927744

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Plotting Hitler's Death by Joachim C. Fest Pdf

Author : Joachim C. Fest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Anti-Nazi movement
ISBN : OCLC:864841965

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Plotting Hitler's Death by Joachim C. Fest Pdf

Author : Joachim C. Fest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0753803178

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Plotting Hitler's Death 10 X Pack by Joachim C. Fest Pdf

Author : Ian Sayer,Jeremy Dronfield
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306921575

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Hitler's Last Plot by Ian Sayer,Jeremy Dronfield Pdf

Revealed for the first time: how the SS rounded up the Nazis' most prominent prisoners to serve as human shields for Hitler in the last days of World War II In April 1945, as Germany faced defeat, Hitler planned to round up the Third Reich's most valuable prisoners and send them to his "Alpine Fortress," where he and the SS would keep the hostages as they made a last stand against the Allies. The prisoners included European presidents, prime ministers, generals, British secret agents, and German anti-Nazi clerics, celebrities, and officers who had aided the July 1944 bomb plot against Hitler--and the prisoners' families. Orders were given to the SS: if the German military situation deteriorated, the prisoners were to be executed--all 139 of them. So began a tense, deadly drama. As some prisoners plotted escape, others prepared for the inevitable, and their SS guards grew increasingly volatile, drunk, and trigger-happy as defeat loomed. As a dramatic confrontation between the SS and the Wehrmacht threatened the hostages caught in the middle, the US Army launched a frantic rescue bid to save the hostages before the axe fell. Drawing on previously unpublished and overlooked sources, Hitler's Last Plot is the first full account of this astounding and shocking story, from the original round-up order to the prisoners' terrifying ordeal and ultimate rescue. Told in a thrilling, page-turning narrative, this is one of World War II's most fascinating episodes.

Author : Roger Moorhouse
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780553382556

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Killing Hitler by Roger Moorhouse Pdf

For the first time in one enthralling book, here is the incredible true story of the numerous attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler and change the course of history. Disraeli once declared that “assassination never changed anything,” and yet the idea that World War II and the horrors of the Holocaust might have been averted with a single bullet or bomb has remained a tantalizing one for half a century. What historian Roger Moorhouse reveals in Killing Hitler is just how close–and how often–history came to taking a radically different path between Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and his ignominious suicide. Few leaders, in any century, can have been the target of so many assassination attempts, with such momentous consequences in the balance. Hitler’s almost fifty would-be assassins ranged from simple craftsmen to high-ranking soldiers, from the apolitical to the ideologically obsessed, from Polish Resistance fighters to patriotic Wehrmacht officers, and from enemy agents to his closest associates. And yet, up to now, their exploits have remained virtually unknown, buried in dusty official archives and obscure memoirs. This, then, for the first time in a single volume, is their story. A story of courage and ingenuity and, ultimately, failure, ranging from spectacular train derailments to the world’s first known suicide bomber, explaining along the way why the British at one time declared that assassinating Hitler would be “unsporting,” and why the ruthless murderer Joseph Stalin was unwilling to order his death. It is also the remarkable, terrible story of the survival of a tyrant against all the odds, an evil dictator whose repeated escapes from almost certain death convinced him that he was literally invincible–a conviction that had appalling consequences for millions.

Author : James P. Duffy,Vincent L. Ricci
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1992-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029232017

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Target Hitler by James P. Duffy,Vincent L. Ricci Pdf

The plots to kill Adolf Hitler.

Author : Nigel Jones
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783461455

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Countdown to Valkyrie by Nigel Jones Pdf

There were over forty plots to assassinate Hitler— This is the “compelling, fast-paced account” of the one that came closest to succeeding (Publishers Weekly). The July Plot of 1944 was masterminded by Count Claus von Stauffenberg, a member of the German General Staff, who had been rushed back from Africa after losing his left eye and right hand. For his injuries, he had been decorated as a war hero. However, he’d never been a supporter of Nazi ideology—and he was increasingly attracted by the approaches of the German resistance movement. After an attempt to assassinate Hitler in November 1943 failed, Stauffenberg developed a new plot to kill him at the Wolf’s Lair, fortified underground bunkers, on July 20, 1944. Besides the führer’s assassination, Stauffenberg organized plans to take over command of the German forces and sue for peace with the Allies. With the help of photographs, explanatory maps, and diagrams, author Nigel Jones dissects the events leading up to the attempt, the events of the day in minute-by-minute detail, and the aftermath in which the conspirators were hunted down. No other work on the July Plot contains such a full explanation of this attempt on Hitler’s life—in addition to a forensic analysis of the day, the book includes short biographies of the key characters involved, the first-person recollections of witnesses, and a “what if” section explaining the likely outcome of a successful assassination. “An engaging history by a talented and accomplished writer.” —Roger Moorhouse, author of Killing Hitler

Author : Danny Orbach
Publisher : HMH
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780544715226

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The Plots Against Hitler by Danny Orbach Pdf

The first definitive account of the anti-Nazi underground in Germany: “Superb” (Publishers Weekly). In 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. A year later, all political parties but the Nazis had been outlawed, freedom of the press was but a memory, and Hitler’s dominance seemed complete. Yet over the next few years, an unlikely cadre of conspirators emerged—schoolteachers, politicians, theologians, even a carpenter—who would try repeatedly to end the Führer’s genocidal reign. This dramatic account is history at its most suspenseful, revealing the full story of those noble, ingenious, but ultimately failed efforts. Orbach’s fresh research offers profound new insight into the conspirators’ methods, motivations, fears, and hopes. We’ve had no idea until now how close they came—several times—to succeeding. The Plots Against Hitler fundamentally alters our view of World War II and sheds bright—even redemptive—light on its darkest days. “A riveting narrative of the organization, conspiracy, and sacrifices made by those who led the resistance against Hitler. Orbach deftly analyzes the mixed motives, moral ambiguities and organizational vulnerability that marked their work, while reminding us forcefully of their essential bravery and rightness. And he challenges us to ask whether we would have summoned the same courage.” —Charles S. Maier, professor of history, Harvard University, and author of Among Empires “[A] gripping look at a historical counternarrative that remains relevant and disturbing.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Patricia McCormick
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780062411105

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The Plot to Kill Hitler by Patricia McCormick Pdf

Perfect for fans of suspenseful nonfiction such as books by Steve Sheinkin, this is a page-turning narrative about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor and pacifist who became an unlikely hero during World War II and took part in a plot to kill Hitler. Written by two-time National Book Award finalist Patricia McCormick, author of Sold and Never Fall Down and coauthor of the young reader’s edition of I Am Malala. It was April 5, 1943, and the Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time. He had put his papers in order—and left a few notes specifically for Hitler’s men to see. Two SS agents climbed the stairs and told the boyish-looking Bonhoeffer to come with them. He calmly said good-bye to his parents, put his Bible under his arm, and left. Upstairs there was proof, in his own handwriting, that this quiet young minister was part of a conspiracy to kill Adolf Hitler. This compelling, brilliantly researched account includes the remarkable discovery that Bonhoeffer was one of the first people to provide evidence to the Allies that Jews were being deported to death camps. It takes readers from his privileged early childhood to the studies and travel that would introduce him to peace activists around the world—eventually putting this gentle, scholarly pacifist on a deadly course to assassinate one of the most ruthless dictators in history. The Plot to Kill Hitler provides fascinating insights into what makes someone stand up for what’s right when no one else is standing with you. It is a question that every generation must answer again and again. With black-and-white photographs, fascinating sidebars, and thoroughly researched details, this book should be essential reading.

Author : Philip Freiherr Von Boeselager,Florence Fehrenbach,Jerome Fehrenbach
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307454973

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Valkyrie by Philip Freiherr Von Boeselager,Florence Fehrenbach,Jerome Fehrenbach Pdf

When the Second World War broke out, Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, then 25-years-old, fought enthusiastically for Germany as a cavalry officer. But after discovering Nazi crimes, von Boeselager’s patriotism quickly turned to disgust, and he joined a group of conspirators who plotted to kill Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler. In this elegant but unflinching memoir, von Boeselager gives voice to the spirit of the small but determined band of men who took a stand against the Third Reich in what culminating in the failed “Valkyrie” plot—one of the most fascinating near misses of twentieth-century history.

Author : Roy Strong
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474607070

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The Story of Britain by Roy Strong Pdf

THE CLASSIC HISTORY OF BRITAIN, FULLY UPDATED Roy Strong has written an exemplary introduction to the history of Britain, as first designated by the Romans. It is a brilliant and balanced account of successive ages bound together by a compelling narrative which answers the questions: 'Where do we come from?' and 'Where are we going?' Beginning with the earliest recorded Celtic times, and ending with the present day of Brexit Britain, it is a remarkable achievement. With his passion, enthusiasm and wide-ranging knowledge, he is the ideal narrator. His book should be read by anyone, anywhere, who cares about Britain's national past, national identity and national prospects.

Author : Joachim C. Fest
Publisher : Harvest Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architects
ISBN : 0156028743

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Speer by Joachim C. Fest Pdf

Albert Speer was an unemployed architect when Hitler came to power in 1933. Soon he was designing the Third Reich's most important buildings. In 1942 Hitler appointed him Armaments Minister and he quadrupled production, an astonishing achievement that kept the German Army in the field and prolonged the war. Yet Speer's life was full of contradictions. The only member of the Nazi elite with whom Hitler developed more than a purely functional relationship (he has even been called "Hitler's unrequited love"), Speer was always an outsider in Hitler's inner circle. He saw himself as an artist, above the crass power struggles of the roughnecks around him. But his enormous ambition blinded him to the crimes in which he played a leading role. Brilliantly illustrated, this gripping account of one man's rise and fall helps explain how Germany descended so far into crime and barbarism.