Countdown to Valkyrie

By Nigel H. Jones

Subjects: Schenk von stauffenberg, klaus philipp, graf, 1907-1944, History, Conspiracies, Assassination attempt, 1944 (July 20), Politics and government, Hitler, adolf, 1889-1945, Germany, history, 1933-1945

Description: A chilling account of the most famous assassination attempt on the life of Adolf Hitler. It also recounts the many previous ones, and goes on to describe utter savagery of the reprisals after Valkyrie failed. The author has included photographs of all the players, as well as an afterword by Klaus von Stauffenberg's son.