Publication

1991 - Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

92,500 words, Guess

Page Count

370 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCDD247.H37 P33 1991

Description

The flight of Rudolf Hess, the deputy leader of the Nazi Party, to Scotland in May 1941 remains one of the great unresolved mysteries of the Second World War. Did he come on Hitler's commission--or, as he always maintained, without the Fuhrer's knowledge? Was the man who parachuted out of the Messerschmitt Bf 100 really Hess ... or a double? What was his purpose, why was he incarcerated for life in Berlin's Spandau Prison, and was he (as his son alleged) murdered to prevent his revealing an explosive secret? The biographer of Himmler and Donitz navigates these still swirling controversies with confidence, profiling the man, the milieu, and the uppermost echelons of the Nazi hierarchy. The conclusion: Hess was indeed sacrificed ... but he was a most willing victim.

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Other Editions

  • Hess: flight for the FührerWeidenfeld & Nicolson1991-01-01

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