The Hitler/Hess Deception: British Intelligence's Best-Kept Secret of the Second World War
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AlbakiReads Editorial A revisionist account of Rudolf Hess’s 1941 flight to Britain
A revisionist account of Rudolf Hess’s 1941 flight to Britain
Martin Allen examines one of the Second World War’s most puzzling episodes: Rudolf Hess’s solo flight to Scotland in May 1941. The book revisits the official portrayals of the mission as an isolated act and considers the decades of uncertainty surrounding Hess’s motives and Britain’s response. Drawing on research in British, German, and U.S. archives, Allen argues that figures within British government and intelligence circles helped engineer events leading to the flight. The discussion extends beyond the incident itself to the book’s proposed implications for wartime strategy, postwar Europe, and international politics.
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- Readers interested in Second World War intelligence and clandestine operations
- Those curious about Rudolf Hess and the 1941 flight to Britain
- Readers of revisionist historical arguments based on archival research
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Rudolf Hess’s 1941 flightBritish intelligenceWartime secrecyWorld War II diplomacyPostwar political consequences
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Book Overview At last, new archival discoveries reveal the truth about the German Deputy-Führer’s incredible solo flight to Britain in May 1941, and ex...
At last, new archival discoveries reveal the truth about the German Deputy-Führer’s incredible solo flight to Britain in May 1941, and explain the British government’s sixty-year silence as to what the Hess mission was all about.
On the night of 10 May 1941, in one of the most extraordinary and bizarre incidents of the Second World War, a Messerschmitt-110 crash-landed on a remote Scottish hillside. Its pilot, who had parachuted to safety, was Rudolf Hess, the Deputy-Führer of the German Reich. Hess’s remarkable solo flight was immediately dismissed in both Britain and Germany as the deranged act of a disordered mind. He was disowned by Hitler, and Winston Churchill’s government insisted that his unexpected arrival on British soil was of no lasting consequence.
Nevertheless, the mysterious circumstances of the flight, and Hess’s unbroken silence during fifty subsequent years of imprisonment, have led to endless speculation as to his true motives. Until now, no one has found the crucial pieces of evidence which prove that a small group of men within the British government and intelligence services were in fact conducting a brilliantly clever plot which was not only to lead to Hess’s flight, but would also have a decisive impact on the course of the war.
Martin Allen’s researches in archives in Britain, Germany and the United States have unearthed many documents previously undiscovered by historians. The details they reveal are explosive, and alter our perception not only of the conduct of the Second World War, but of the secret forces which shaped post-war Europe and global politics.
On the night of 10 May 1941, in one of the most extraordinary and bizarre incidents of the Second World War, a Messerschmitt-110 crash-landed on a remote Scottish hillside. Its pilot, who had parachuted to safety, was Rudolf Hess, the Deputy-Führer of the German Reich. Hess’s remarkable solo flight was immediately dismissed in both Britain and Germany as the deranged act of a disordered mind. He was disowned by Hitler, and Winston Churchill’s government insisted that his unexpected arrival on British soil was of no lasting consequence.
Nevertheless, the mysterious circumstances of the flight, and Hess’s unbroken silence during fifty subsequent years of imprisonment, have led to endless speculation as to his true motives. Until now, no one has found the crucial pieces of evidence which prove that a small group of men within the British government and intelligence services were in fact conducting a brilliantly clever plot which was not only to lead to Hess’s flight, but would also have a decisive impact on the course of the war.
Martin Allen’s researches in archives in Britain, Germany and the United States have unearthed many documents previously undiscovered by historians. The details they reveal are explosive, and alter our perception not only of the conduct of the Second World War, but of the secret forces which shaped post-war Europe and global politics.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 324 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS 360 | ISBN: 000714119X
FormatPaperback
Pages324
LanguageEnglish
ISBN000714119X
EAN9780007141197
PublisherHARPERCOLLINS 360
Publication Date2004-02-16
EditionNew Ed
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.6 Pounds
Length7.78 Inches
Width5.06 Inches
Height0.98 Inches
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