The Men Who Tried to Kill Hitler
By: Roger Manvell and Heinrich Fraenkel ; foreword by Roger Moorhouse.
Contributors: Roger Moorhouse (Foreword)
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 6 October 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781602393585
Subjects: Hitler, Adolf, -- 1889-1945 -- Assassination attempt, 1944 (July 20); Anti-Nazi movement
First sentence: During Whitson week-end in 1942 one of the most extraordinary meetings of the war took place.
Description: The Men Who Tried to Kill Hitler reveals the truth about Operation Valkyrie – an assassination conspiracy involving high-ranking German army officers. The book is a classic – an exciting tale of modern sabotage packed with firsthand information about Stauffenberg’s tragic failed attempt on Hitler’s life. Filled with suspense and flourishes of gut-wrenching intensity, The Men Who Tried to Kill Hitler is all the more thrilling for one reason – everything is true. Venture inside Hitler’s secret bunker, the Wolf’s Lair, and sit in on discussions of Nazi strategy. Feel your heart race as the briefcase bomb intended to kill the führer is set in place and the conspirators wait for word of his death. Written while those involved were still alive and testifying, The Men Who Tried to Kill Hitler is the most powerful and candid telling of the near-miss assassination of Hitler ever written.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Coward-McCann, 1964.

Includes bibliographical references and index.