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Countdown to Valkyrie
Book • 2009
Nigel Jones's 'Countdown to Valkyrie' meticulously reconstructs the events leading up to the failed July 20, 1944, assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler.
The book delves into the motivations and backgrounds of the key conspirators, including Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and General Henning von Tresckow.
It explores the complex web of resistance within the German military and civilian sectors.
Jones provides a day-by-day account of the planning and execution of Operation Valkyrie.
It highlights the courage and desperation of those who sought to overthrow the Nazi regime from within.
The book delves into the motivations and backgrounds of the key conspirators, including Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and General Henning von Tresckow.
It explores the complex web of resistance within the German military and civilian sectors.
Jones provides a day-by-day account of the planning and execution of Operation Valkyrie.
It highlights the courage and desperation of those who sought to overthrow the Nazi regime from within.
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