An edition of Target Hitler (1992)

Target Hitler

the plots to kill Adolf Hitler

1st pbk. ed.
  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by ImportBot
January 15, 2023 | History
An edition of Target Hitler (1992)

Target Hitler

the plots to kill Adolf Hitler

1st pbk. ed.
  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

From the Back Cover: 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'etat. These and more are examined in this excellent chronicle by two veteran writers: James P Duffy and Vincent L Ricci.

Publish Date
Publisher
Enigma Books
Language
English
Pages
231

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Target Hitler
Target Hitler: the plots to kill Adolf Hitler
2011, Enigma Books
in English - 1st pbk. ed.
Cover of: Target Hitler
Target Hitler: the plots to kill Adolf Hitler
1992, Praeger
Hardcover in English

Add another edition?

Book Details


Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: Question of loyalty
2: Early assassins
3: Himmler's bomb plot
4: Resistance is born
5: Chamberlain and the September coup
6: Coup to save the peace
7: Pope Pius aids the resistance
8: Living Hitler must die
9: Stauffenberg takes charge
10: Valkyrie
11: Aftermath of failure
12: Gang of criminals
Bibliography
Notes
Index.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
943.086/092
Library of Congress
DD247.H5 D75 2011eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
1 online resource (xvii, 231 pages)
Number of pages
231

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL33035314M
Internet Archive
targethitlerplot0000duff
ISBN 10
1936274035, 1936274027
ISBN 13
9781936274031, 9781936274024
OCLC/WorldCat
759837398

Work 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. - Jacket.

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
January 15, 2023 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
December 9, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
August 20, 2021 Created by MARC Bot Imported from Internet Archive item record