Description
Book SynopsisThe last member of Operation Valkyrie - the daring July 20 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler - tells his remarkable story.
'Astonishing' Daily Telegraph
Trade ReviewProvides many insights ... Detail abounds... astonishing * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Explains the motivations and frustrations of the conspirators .... a memorable short book, written in crisp prose * DAILY EXPRESS *
The last of its kind ... celebrates a long-since vanished generation ... as idealistic as they were brave * DAILY MAIL *
A fascinating description of some of the peripheral details of the plot as well as a unique account of the life of a cavalry officer * THE TABLET *
First-hand account of the 1944 military coup that failed to depose the Nazis * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *
A remarkable and honest testament to the courage of the small band of resisters who dared to try and stop Hitler and his lunacy * NEWS LETTER *
An invaluable testimony ... von Boeselager has produced an account infused with great honesty, a thousand miles from the standard accounts that sometimes appear in the newspapers * LE MONDE *
a remarkable and honest testament to the courage of the small band of resisters who dared to try and stop Hitler and his lunacy * NEWS LETTER *
