Hess, Hitler & Churchill : the real turning point of the Second World War : a secret history
Padfield, Peter2013
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When Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess set off for Britain on a peace mission in May 1941, he launched one of the great mysteries of the Second World War. Had he really acted alone, without Hitler's knowledge? Who were the British he had come to see? Was British intelligence involved? Now, award-winning historian Peter Padfield presents striking new evidence that demands the wholesale reappraisal of the episode, both in terms of what actually happened - and who knew what - and its significance in the wider context of the war. For, allied to a powerful argument that Hess must have had both Hitler's backing and considerable encouragement from Britain, Padfield demonstrates that he also brought with him a draft peace treaty committing Hitler to the evacuation of occupied European countries. Made public, this would have destroyed Churchill's campaign to bring the United States into the war. Expertly woven into a compelling narrative that touches on Lord (Victor) Rothschild and the Cambridge spy ring, possible British foreknowledge of Operation Barbarossa and the 'final solution', MI6's use of Hess to prevent the bombing of London and the mysterious circumstances of his death in Spandau prison - including the previously unseen witness accounts from that day - Hess, Hitler and Churchill is among the most important history books of recent years.
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Imprint:
London : Icon, 2013.
Collation:
xxxvi, 428 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Ch. One: Death in the summer house -- ch. Two: The big question -- ch. Three: Hess -- ch. Four: The Jewish question -- ch. Five: Struggle for peace -- ch. Six: Churchill - and the Jews -- ch. Seven: Clandestine approaches -- ch. Eight: Deception operations -- ch. Nine: Two-front war -- ch. Ten: Take off! -- ch. Eleven: Reactions -- ch. Twelve: Conflicting statements -- ch. Thirteen: Negotiations? -- ch. Fourteen: The story leaks -- ch. Fifteen: The 'final solution' -- ch. Sixteen: The real story? -- ch. Seventeen: Spandau -- ch. Eighteen: Final audit -- ch. Nineteen: The answer?.
ISBN:
9781848316027
Dewey class:
940.548641940.5486
Language:
English
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Subject:
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945Churchill, Winston Sir, 1874-1965Hess, Rudolf, 1894-1987World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic historyWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great BritainWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Deception -- Great BritainHistory -- Errors, inventions, etcWorld War, 1939-1945 -- CausesGermany -- Foreign relations -- Great BritainGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- Germany
BRN:
162552
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Library at the Dock | -History | HISTORY 940.5486 PADF | Available |