'OLDFIELD'S THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED AND FASCINATING HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY
EXPLORES THE LIVES OF MANY OF THE 2,600 CITIZENS WHO ATTRACTED
HITLER'S IRE, RANGING FROM HIGH-PROFILE ENTERTAINERS AND WRITERS TO
THOSE NATURALISED REFUGEES WHO DOGGEDLY RESISTED THE NAZIS FROM AFAR'
- _OBSERVER_
In 1939, the Gestapo created a list of names: the Britons whose
removal would be the Nazis' priority in the event of a successful
invasion. Who were they? What had they done to provoke Germany? For
the first time, the historian Sybil Oldfield uncovers their stories
and reveals why the Nazis feared their influence.
Those on the hitlist - many of them naturalised refugees - were some
of Britain's most gifted and humane inhabitants. They included
writers, humanitarians, religious leaders, scientists, artists, and
social reformers.
By examining these targets of Nazi hatred, Oldfield not only sheds
light on the Gestapo worldview but also movingly reveals a network of
truly exemplary Britons: mavericks, moral visionaries and unsung
heroes.
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ISBN
9781782836971
Publisert
2020
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Profile Books
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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