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Bombing Hitler

The Story of the Man Who Almost Assassinated the Führer

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Bombing Hitler

By: Hellmutt G. Haasis, Odom William - translator
Narrated by: Gregory St. John
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A ticking time-bomb set to blow right under Hitler’s nos …will the plan work?

Georg Elser was just an ordinary working-class citizen living in Munich, Germany. He was employed as a carpenter and had spent some time working in a watch factory. That all changed when he took it upon himself, without telling his family or friends, to single-handedly attempt to assassinate the most powerful man in all of Germany: the Führer, Adolph Hitler.

Elser’s plan was centered on the Munich Beer Hall, where he knew Hitler would be making a speech. Working slowly and in secret, he started to assemble the bomb that he would use to try to kill Hitler. When finished, the bomb was hidden in a hollowed-out space near the speaker’s podium.

The bomb went off successfully, killing eight people…but Hitler was not one of them.

Bombing Hitler is an incredible tale that takes you back to 1939, and recreates the steps that led Elser from the Munich Beer Hall, to his attempted escape across the Swiss border, and sadly, to the concentration camp where his heroic life ended. Hear for the first time the epic and tragic story of a man who stood up for what he knew was right, opposed the most powerful man in Germany, and came close to single-handedly ending the war.

©2001, 2012 Hellmut G. Haasis. Originally published in Germany in 2001. Translation copyright 2012 by William Odom. (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
20th Century Germany Historical United States World World War II War Military Royalty Prisoners of War
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excellent book, very minor quibbles

this book is excellent and tells the terrific story of georg elser, but on relistening I do find the way it's structured a bit odd. it's mostly chronological but it has 3 chronologies and it does sometimes make it a little hard to follow. ultimately the book and information is excellent though and definitely worth listening to.

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