The Führer must die : a novel
King, Victoria Andre2016
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On November 8, 1939, a nondescript German clockmaker named Georg Elser placed a bomb in a Munich beer hall where Hitler was scheduled to give a speech. His simple intent: to stop the impending onset of World War II. The bomb's explosion missed the Fuhrer by only minutes, still killing more than 150 members of the Nazi Old Guard. After the attack, Elser was caught by happenstance at the porous Swiss border. When his family was threatened, he immediately confessed. There was only one problem: the Gestapo couldn't accept his confession as a lone assassin. Elser fit none of the assassin profiles drawn up by the police. To them, it was inconceivable that a lone attempt could have been perpetrated by one of Hitler's faithful and adoring citizens. A British conspiracy? Sure. But one of the Fatherland's faithful? Impossible. This is as much the policemen's story as it is Elser's, narrating the account of the detectives he destroyed and the Gestapo men he drove crazy-followed by chaos and a body count.
Main title:
The Führer must die : a novel / Victoria Andre King.
Author:
King, Victoria Andre, author
Imprint:
New York, NY : Yucca Publishing, 2016.©2016
Collation:
ix, 192 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"A sensational story based on the life of Hitler's would-be assassin, Georg Elser"--Cover.
ISBN:
9781631581045 (hardback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
296668
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | KING | Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 |