Killing Hitler: The Third Reich and the Plots Against the Fuhrer
A War, History, European History book. Interesting premise but one of the worse written books I've ever read. I have never wanted to...
Most people have heard of the Stauffenberg Plot but it is not widely known that this was only one of a long series of attempts on the life of Adolf Hitler. The Germans, Soviets, Poles and British all made plans to kill the Fuhrer. Lone gunmen, disaffected German officers and the Polish Underground, the Soviet NKVD and the British Special Operations Executive were all involved. Their methods varied from bombing, poisoning or using a sniper, to infiltrating the SS, or even sending Rudolf Hess back to Germany under hypnosis. Many of the plans did not make it beyond the drawing board, some were carried out. All of them failed.Alongside the dramatic and largely unknown stories of Hitler's numerous assassins, this book presents a fascinating investigation of a number of broader issues, such as the complex motives of the German Resistance, the curious squeamishness of the British, and the effectiveness of the Nazi security...
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Interesting history- I had never realized just how many attempts there were to remove Hitler. Typically, you hear about Valkyrie and many one or two others. I read a lot about the opposition to Hitler and this was a good addition. My impression is that most of the serious attempts were conceived after Hitler was harder to get at, but he was lucky to avoid Georg Elser's bomb Interesting premise but one of the worse written books I've ever read. I have never wanted to go to sleep faster when I read a book. The author pops in super interesting last lines to chapters which make you try to regain hope, which is untimely lost at the end. The book is good if you want to learn more about Hitler's security measures...
