Dive into the enigmatic world of Rudolf Hess's wartime odyssey with David Irving's Hess: The Missing Years 1941-1945. This compelling volume sheds light on one of World War II's most mysterious episodes: the daring solo flight by Hitler's deputy to Scotland in a bid to broker peace. This mission led to his lifelong incarceration. Irving's painstaking research uncovers the hidden layers of this historical puzzle, drawing from secret British Intelligence files, medical records, and firsthand accounts to narrate a story that veers between tragedy and espionage thriller.
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Historical Material Policy ->Hess: The Missing Years 1941-1945 tells the Real History of the dramatic flight which Adolf Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess made in 1941 to Scotland in an attempt to stop the war before the saturation bombing holocaust began. Intercepted before he could reach His Majesty the King, Hess vanished into the maw of the Secret Service and was held Churchill’s personal prisoner.
British files relate how experts used truth drugs and hidden microphones to try to prise the secrets out of him. Taken to Nuremberg in 1945, Hess outwitted - and eventually outlived - his tormentors. Hess died in 1987 after spending 46 years in prison. Irving argues for an alternative reading of the official account. 433 pages.
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David Irving is a renowned British historian and author of over 30 books. Known for his meticulous primary source research, he has spent decades in archives across the globe, unearthing diaries, documents, and first-hand accounts that have reshaped our understanding of the Second World War and its key figures.
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