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Pierre Galante - Operation Valkyrie: The German Generals' Plot Against Hitler - 9780815411796 - V9780815411796
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Operation Valkyrie: The German Generals' Plot Against Hitler

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Description for Operation Valkyrie: The German Generals' Plot Against Hitler paperback. Operation Valkyrie was the code name given to the plot to assassinate Hitler. Galante's book is based in large part on achived materials and extensive interviews with Adolf Heusinger, one of the generals who played a key role in the plot. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
The bomb that exploded in the "Wolf's Lair"—Hitler's command headquarters—on July 20th, 1944 was the closest any assassination attempt ever came to ridding the world of the Nazis' Führer. Pierre Galante's account of the years that led up to the attempt, and its grim aftermath, offers an illuminating look at how dissent among the German officer corps grew until something had to be done. Conspirator General Adolf Heusinger, who met with Hitler on hundreds of occasions, provides his personal accounts of the disintegrating obedience of the German commanders as the war turned against them. Their plan to kill Hitler, establish ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780815411796
SKU
V9780815411796
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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99-1

About Pierre Galante
Pierre Galante (1918-1998), a French citizen, also wrote The Berlin Wall.

Reviews for Operation Valkyrie: The German Generals' Plot Against Hitler
Lively and well documented.
Le Figaro
Heusinger's brilliant personality, the clarity of his insights, the objectivity of his judgements…as well as the invaluable aid of his personal diaries have enabled Pierre Galante to recreate a dramatic and decisive period in contemporary history.
Méridional La France

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