Target Hitler
Subtitle: the plots to kill Adolf Hitler
By: James P. Duffy and Vincent L. Ricci.
Contributors: Ricci, Vincent L.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Westport, CT; London
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780275940379
Subjects: Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Assassination attempts.; Heads of state -- Germany -- Biography.; Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-219) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A question of loyalty; title: The early assassins; title: Himmler's bomb plot; title: The resistance is born; title: Chamberlain and the September coup; title: A coup to save the peace; title: Pope Pius aids the resistance; title: "The living Hitler must die"; title: Stauffenberg takes charge; title: "Valkyrie"; title: Aftermath of failure; title: "A gang of criminals"