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Bombing Hitler

Bombing Hitler

The Story of the Man Who Almost Assassinated the Fuehrer

by Hellmut G. Haasis
Hardback
Publication Date: 17/01/2013

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Georg Elser was just an ordinary working-class citizen living in Munich, Germany. He was employed as a carpenter and had spent some time working in a watch factory. That all changed when he took it upon himself, without telling his family or friends, to single-handedly attempt to assassinate the most powerful man in all of Germany: the Fuhrer, Adolph Hitler.
Elser's plan was centered on the Munich Beer Hall, where he knew Hitler would be making a speech. Working slowly and in secret, he started to assemble the bomb that he would use to try to kill Hitler. When finished, the bomb was hidden in a hollowed-out space near the speaker's podium.
The bomb went off successfully, killing eight people . . . but Hitler was not one of them.
Bombing Hitler is an incredible tale that takes you back to 1939, and recreates the steps that led Elser from the Munich Beer Hall, to his attempted escape across the Swiss border, and sadly, to the concentration camp where his heroic life ended. Hear for the first time the epic and tragic story of a man who stood up for what he knew was right, opposed the most powerful man in Germany, and came close to single-handedly ending the war.
ISBN:
9781616087418
9781616087418
Category:
Second World War
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
17-01-2013
Language:
English
Publisher:
Skyhorse Publishing
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
240
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x160mm
Weight:
0.38kg

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