Countdown to Valkyrie: The July Plot to Assasinate Hitler

Countdown to Valkyrie: The July Plot to Assasinate Hitler

There were over forty plots to assassinate Hitlerâ€” This is the â€œcompelling, fast-paced accountâ€ of the one that came closest to succeeding (Publishers Weekly).
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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, heâ€™d never been a supporter of Nazi ideologyâ€”and he was increasingly attracted by the approaches of the German resistance movement.
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After an attempt to assassinate Hitler in November 1943 failed, Stauffenberg developed a new plot to kill him at the Wolfâ€™s Lair, fortified underground bunkers, on July 20, 1944. Besides the fÃ¼hrerâ€™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 Hitlerâ€™s lifeâ€”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 â€œwhat ifâ€ section explaining the likely outcome of a successful assassination.
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â€œAn engaging history by a talented and accomplished writer.â€ â€”Roger Moorhouse, author of Killing Hitler
Country USA
Manufacturer Frontline Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-02-20
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9781783407811

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Frontline Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2019-02-20
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9781783407811

Countdown to Valkyrie: The July Plot to Assasinate Hitler

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