Target Hitler: The Plots to Kill Adolf Hitler (Blue Jacket Bks) - Softcover
From the earliest attempts in 1923 to the von Stauffenberg bomb plot of July 20, 1944 many tried and failed to kill the founder and head of the Nazi Party who had become the supreme dictator of Germany. Although many German citizens felt deeply opposed to the ideas and methods of the National Socialists and a small minority went so far as to plot the overthrow of that cruel and tyrannical regime, none of those efforts were successful. The main reason was that eliminating Hitler was the necessary prelude to a radical overthrow of his regime. It is important to note how opposition to dictatorship and willingness to sacrifice one's life to bring it down are not enough. Other elements of a very technical nature are also required: the cooperation of key elements of the armed forces and the security apparatus, sufficient support among the public at large and the material means to conduct a successful coup d'Ttat. These and more are examined in this excellent chronicle by two veteran writers: James P. Duffy and Vincent L. Ricci.
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"This clear and well-written introductory review of the resistance in Nazi Germany, drawn from a small selection of German (translated) and English secondary works, is for general readers and public libraries."-Library Journal
?This clear and well-written introductory review of the resistance in Nazi Germany, drawn from a small selection of German (translated) and English secondary works, is for general readers and public libraries.?-Library Journal
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?This clear and well-written introductory review of the resistance in Nazi Germany, drawn from a small selection of German (translated) and English secondary works, is for general readers and public libraries.?-Library Journal
The infamous reign of Adolf Hitler occurred half a century ago, but how he managed to escape so many attempts on his life remains a mystery. Target Hitler addresses the subject anew and is the only book for general audiences that recounts this fascinating topic in depth. James P. Duffy and Vincent L. Ricci have pulled together the known and hitherto unknown facts about the German resistance to create an absorbing tale. Although many Germans harbored deep hatred for the Nazis and risked their lives trying to topple their regime, most of these would-be assassins were forgotten or slighted in the history of that period. The authors wish to right that wrong. This eminently readable narrative concentrates on the efforts of a group of conspirators within the German army who first began to plot against Hitler in the fall of 1938, and whose story culminates in the famous July 1944 bombing. Bound together by their religious beliefs and a determination to rid their homeland of the Nazi scourge, some of these men were generals, one a field marshal. It is intriguing to think how the course of world history would have been altered had these men accomplished their mission. That fate denied such an outcome is tragic. But now, at least, the bravery of those who tried to rid the world of the horror Hitler inflicted will be remembered.
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- PublisherEnigma Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1929631790
- ISBN 13 9781929631797
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages248
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