Countdown to Valkyrie: The July Plot to Assassinate HitlerCasemate Publishers, 2008年1月1日 - 308 頁 Although there were more than 40 plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler, none came closer to success than the July Plot of 1944. The attempt was masterminded by Count von Stauffenberg, a member of the German General Staff, who had been rushed back from Africa after losing his left eye and right hand. For his injuries, he had been decorated as a war hero. Never a supporter of Nazi ideology, he was increasingly attracted by the approaches of the German resistance movement. After an attempt to assassinate Hitler in November 1943 failed, Stauffenberg developed a new plot to kill him at the Wolf's Lair Headquarters on 20th July 1944. Besides the Fuhrer's assassination, Stauffenberg organized plans to take over command of the Germany forces and sue for peace with the Allies. The attempt ultimately failed. Only one bomb was detonated and Hitler was only injured: his life was probably saved because the bomb, hidden in Stauffenberg's suitcase, had been placed behind a heavy table leg which reduced the impact of the black. In remarkable detail, with photographs, explanatory maps and diagrams, author Nigel Jones dissects the lead up to the attempt, the events of the day in minute-by-minute detail, and the aftermath in which the conspirators were hunted down. No other work on the July Plot contains such accessible detail and full explanation of this attempt on Hitler's life. In addition to a forensic analysis of the day, the book includes short biographies of the key characters involved, the first-person recollections of witnesses, and a 'what if' section explaining the likely outcome of a successful assassination. |
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High Summer in the Wolfs Lair | 1 |
The Early Life of Count Claus | 11 |
The Irresistible Rise ofHitlers Nazis | 24 |
Rule of the Outlaws | 32 |
Hitlers March to War | 42 |
Hitlers War | 82 |
Georg Elser and the Bomb in the Beerhall | 94 |
Henning von Tresckow and the Armys | 112 |
The Head Heart and Hand of | 145 |
20 July 1944 | 172 |
Hitlers Revenge | 236 |
Afterword witJ Count BertJald ScJenk wan Staufinberg | 273 |
Dramatis Personae | 281 |
Guide to Sites | 292 |
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