The Truth About Rudolf Hess

Author : James Douglas-Hamilton
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473876187

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The Truth About Rudolf Hess by James Douglas-Hamilton Pdf

Rudolf Hess' flight to Britain in May 1941 stands out as one of the most intriguing and bizarre episodes of the Second World War.In The Truth About Rudolf Hess, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton explores many of the myths which still surround the affair. He traces the developments which persuaded Hess to undertake the flight without Hitlers knowledge and shows why he chose to approach the Duke of Hamilton. In the process he throws light on the importance of Albrect Haushofer, one-time envoy to Hitler and Ribbentrop and personal advisor to Hess, who was eventually executed by the SS for his involvement in the German Resistance movement.Drawing on British War Cabinet papers and the authors unparalleled access to both the Hamilton papers and the Haushofer letters, this new and expanded edition of The Truth About Rudolf Hess takes the reader into the heart of the Third Reich, combining adventure and intrigue with a scholarly historical approach.

Author : Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Publisher : Random House
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781780577913

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The Truth About Rudolf Hess by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton Pdf

Rudolf Hess's flight to Britain in May 1941 stands out as one of the most intriguing and bizarre episodes of the Second World War. In The Truth About Rudolf Hess, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton explodes many of the myths which still surround the affair. He traces the developments which persuaded Hess to undertake his flight without Hitler's knowledge and show why he chose to approach the Duke of Hamilton. In the process he throws new light on the importance of Albrecht Haushofer, one-time envoy to Hitler and Ribbentrop and personal advisor to Hess, who was eventually executed by the S.S. for his involvement in the German Resistance movement. Drawing on British War Cabinet papers and the author's unparalleled access to the Hamilton archives and the Haushofer letters, The Truth About Rudolf Hess takes the reader to the heart of the Third Reich, combining adventure and intrigue with a scholarly historical approach. This remarkable book is illustrated throughout with superb photographs, placing the fascinating story in true historical perspective.

Author : James Douglas-Hamilton
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Germany
ISBN : UOM:39015005107845

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Motive for a Mission by James Douglas-Hamilton Pdf

Author : John Harris (Chartered accountant),Richard Wilbourn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1912690950

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Rudolf Hess by John Harris (Chartered accountant),Richard Wilbourn Pdf

Author : Hugh Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9140101096

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The Murder of Rudolf Hess by Hugh Thomas Pdf

Author : Roy Conyers Nesbit,Georges van Acker
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752472768

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The Flight of Rudolf Hess by Roy Conyers Nesbit,Georges van Acker Pdf

On 10 May 1941, Rudolf Hess - Deputy Fuhrer of the Third Reich - embarked on his astonishing flight from Augsburg to Scotland. At dusk the same day, he parachuted on to a Scottish moor and was taken into custody. His arrival provoked widespread curiosity and speculation, which has continued to this day. Why did Hess fly to Scotland? Had Hitler authorized him to attempt to negotiate peace? Was British Intelligence involved? What was his state of mind at the time? Drawing on a variety of reliable archive and eyewitness sources in Britain, Germany and the USA, authors Roy Conyers Nesbit and Georges van Acker have written what must be the most objective assessment of the Hess' story yet to be published. Their compelling narrative not only dispels many of the extraordinary conspiracy theories, but also uncovers some intriguing new facts.

Author : John Harris,Richard Wilbourn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1803990236

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Rudolf Hess by John Harris,Richard Wilbourn Pdf

On 10 May 1941, on a whim, Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess flew a Messerschmitt Bf 110 to Scotland in a bizarre effort to make peace with Britain; Göring sent fighters to stop him but he was long gone. Imprisoned and tried at Nuremberg, he would die by his own hand in 1987, aged 93.That's the accepted explanation. Ever since, conspiracy theories have swirled around the famous mission. How strong were Hess's connections with the British establishment? Was the death of the king's brother, associated with the Hess overture for peace? Often overlooked, until now, here Harris and Wilbourn provide an analysis of the flight itself - the flight plan, equipment, data sheets, navigation system - and come to a startling conclusion. Using original photography, documentation and diagrams, Rudolf Hess sheds new light on one of the most intriguing stories of the Second World War.

Author : John Rawlings Rees,Henry Victor Dicks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Forensic psychiatry
ISBN : UVA:X000371481

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The Case of Rudolf Hess by John Rawlings Rees,Henry Victor Dicks Pdf

Author : Peter Padfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Germany
ISBN : IND:30000037435421

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Hess by Peter Padfield Pdf

This work examines the mystery surrounding Rudolf Hess's journey to Scotland in May, 1941. Did he come seeking peace, or was he acting under orders from his Fuehrer? The book aims to shed light on Hess's personality, the nature of Hitler's Reich and Germany's bid for world domination.

Author : David Stafford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Germany
ISBN : UOM:39015051555525

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Flight from Reality by David Stafford Pdf

An account of one of the most bizarre and mysterious chapters of the Second World War, the Deputy Fuhrer's flight to Scotland to negotiate a peace deal with Britain and Germany. A number of conspiracy theories have been created from this peculiar event and in Flight from Reality David Stafford has assembled an international group of experts to give a definitive account of Hess's mission that separates the facts from the fiction that has arisen.

Author : Wolf Rüdiger Hess
Publisher : W H Allen
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Nazis
ISBN : 0352322144

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My Father Rudolf Hess by Wolf Rüdiger Hess Pdf

Author : Stephen Mcginty
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443406611

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Camp Z by Stephen Mcginty Pdf

On May 10, 1941, Rudolf Hess, then the deputy führer, parachuted over Renfrewshire in Scotland on a mission to meet with the Duke of Hamilton, ostensibly to broker a peace deal with the British government. After being held in the Tower of London, he was transferred to Mytchett Place near Aldershot. The house was fitted with microphones and sound recording equipment, guarded by a battalion of soldiers and code-named Camp Z. Churchill’s instructions were that Hess should be strictly isolated, and that every effort should be taken to get information out of him. During the ensuing thirteen months, a psychological battle was waged between intelligence officers using the new Freudian techniques of “dynamic psychologies” and the man who had been a heartbeat away from Hitler. Stephen McGinty uses new documentation and contemporaneous reports, diaries, letters and memos to piece together a riveting account of the claustrophobia, paranoia and highstakes gamesmanship being played out in an English country house. Camp Z is a locked-room mystery in which the locked room is a man’s head, and no one is certain whether the mind within it, which holds information that could help change the course of the Second World War, is sane or insane.

Author : Eugene K. Bird
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 4871878805

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The Loneliest Man in the World by Eugene K. Bird Pdf

Without doubt, the most bizarre and controversial event in the History of World War II was the parachute jump by Deputy Fhrer Rudolf Hess into Scotland on May 10, 1941. Hess was supposedly on a peace mission to negotiate a peace between England and Germany. Hess was on his way to see the Duke of Hamilton in Scotland, with whom he believed he could negotiate a peace. Instead, Hess was put in jail, where he stayed for 46 years until he died in 1987. For 46 years he served a life sentence in West Berlin's Spandau prison. For the last 17 years he was the only inmate in a fortress built to hold 600. Long ago he was the second most powerful man in Germany, Deputy Fuhrer to Adolf Hitler. His name is Rudolf Hess. Now the almost incredible story of the Loneliest Man in the World is told by a man who, as part of the American garrison at Spandau, and later as Commandant, watched over Hess's every move and action, won his confidence, talked daily with him, and kept a day-to-day record. Was Hess mad? Colonel Bird's answer is an emphatic no. Is he the totally evil man that many think. Again, the author demurs. Above all, was he, when he flew to Scotland in the Spring of 1941, trying to make peace with Britain, and did Hitler know what Hess was doing. Readers will find the answers to this and many other crucial questions about the most enigmatic leader of the Third Reich in the pages of this book.

Author : John Harris,Richard Wilbourn
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752495651

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Rudolf Hess by John Harris,Richard Wilbourn Pdf

On 10 May 1941, on a whim, Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess flew a Messerschmitt Bf 110 to Scotland in a bizarre effort to make peace with Britain; Göring sent fighters to stop him but he was long gone. Imprisoned and tried at Nuremberg, he would die by his own hand in 1987, aged 93. That's the accepted explanation. Ever since, conspiracy theories have swirled around the famous mission. How strong were Hess's connections with the British establishment, including royalty? Was the death of the king's brother, the Duke of Kent, associated with the Hess overture for peace? In the many books written about Hess, one obvious line of enquiry has been overlooked, until now: an analysis of the flight itself – the flight plan, equipment, data sheets, navigation system. Through their long investigation, authors John Harris and Richard Wilbourn have come to a startling conclusion: whilst the flight itself has been well recorded, the target destination has remained hidden. The implications are far reaching and lend credence to the theory that the British establishment has hidden the truth of the full extent of British/Nazi communications, in part to spare the reputations of senior members of the Royal Family. Using original photography, documentation and diagrams, Rudolf Hess sheds light on one of the most intriguing stories of the Second World War.

Author : Eugene K. Bird
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015004970334

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Prisoner #7, Rudolf Hess by Eugene K. Bird Pdf

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