Throughout his political life, Adolf Hitler was the subject of
numerous assassination plots, some of which were attempted, all of
which failed. While a few of these have become well known,
particularly the bomb explosions at the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich
in 1939 and the Stauffenberg Valkyrie attempt carried out at the
Wolfsschanze on 20 July 1944, many others have received far less
attention – until now. In this book, John Grehan has examined the
known planned or proposed assassination attempts on Hitler, from
Chicago to London and from Sweden to the Ukraine – some of which
have not previously been presented to the general public by
historians. All manner of methods were proposed by those willing to
bring Hitler’s life to a premature and sticky end and Hitler was
well aware of the danger which lurked potentially around every corner
of every road, railway track, every building and even every
individual. As a result, an immense, multi-layered security apparatus
surrounded the Führer day and night. Despite this, and knowing the
risks they faced, many people sought to kill the German leader, and
some very nearly did. Yet Hitler survived, often by just a minute or a
millimetre, to die ultimately of his own hand. These plots and
conspiracies are detailed in this book, along with a unique collection
of photographs of many of the proposed or actual assassination
locations. All will be revealed in this fascinating compilation of the
obscure, the fanciful and the carefully considered attempts to
assassinate Hitler.
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The Plots, Places and People that Almost Changed History
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781399018913
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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