Valkyrie

'It was not the question of an isolated assassination, but rather of beginning a complete overthrow of the regime.'

July 20, 1944. A fearless group of German officers attempted to act against the horrors of Nazism and put an end to the war by killing Adolf Hitler. But Operation Valkyrie failed and one by one the plotters were found out, tortured and executed. Philipp von Boeselager - who supplied the explosives that would rip through the Fuhrer's bunker - miraculously escaped death.

In this unique memoir Philipp tells his extraordinary life story and the part he played in this and three other dramatic attempts on Hitler's life. He recounts how a small band of resisters dared to stop evil and prevent profound loss of lives. Ultimately they failed but the legacy of their courage endures.

“a remarkable and honest testament to the courage of the small band of resisters who dared to try and stop Hitler and his lunacy”

- NEWS LETTER

Philipp Frieherr von Boeselager was born in the Rhineland in 1917. As a senior army officer in the war he took part in various plots to kill Hitler, including the famous Stauffenberg plot, Operation Valkyrie. After the war he became a forestry expert. He has since been honoured by both France and Germany for his bravery.

'It was not the question of an isolated assassination, but rather of beginning a complete overthrow of the regime.'July 20, 1944. A fearless group of German officers attempted to act against the horrors of Nazism and put an end to the war by killing Adolf Hitler. But Operation Valkyrie failed and one by one the plotters were found out, tortured and executed. Philipp von Boeselager - who supplied the explosives that would rip through the Fuhrer's bunker - miraculously escaped death.In this unique memoir Philipp tells his extraordinary life story and the part he played in this and three other dramatic attempts on Hitler's life. He recounts how a small band of resisters dared to stop evil and prevent profound loss of lives. Ultimately they failed but the legacy of their courage endures.

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