Operation Foxley was the name of the secret plan supported by
Winston Churchill to assassinate Hitler in 1944-45. More than 75
years after its conception, the assassination plan remains shrouded
in mystery. Eric Lee's new book is the product of painstaking
research and sheds more light on this plan. Lee also asks what
would have happened if Foxley had been executed successfully.
Concocted in 1944 by the British Special Operations Executive
(SOE), Foxley's objective was to kill Hitler and any high-ranking
Nazis or members of the Fuhrer's entourage who might have been
present at the time. Different methods of assassination had been
considered by the SOE, but were ultimately deemed too complicated.
These methods included derailment and destruction of the Hitler's
personal train, the Fuhrerzug, by explosives, and also clandestine
means such as slipping a tasteless poison into Hitler's drinking
and cooking water. Some of the ideas were considered quite bizarre,
including one scheme to hypnotise Rudolf Hess and return him to
Germany to kill Nazi leaders. The Americans and Soviets had their
own plans to kill Hitler too, with some equally strange ideas
(including injecting female hormones into the Fuhrer's vegetables).
Eventually, after intel gathered revealed that Hitler took a
routine, solitary walk every morning to the Teehaus on the
Mooslahnerkopf Hill from the Berghof residence, a plan was created
to assassinate Hitler using a sniper rifle fitted with a silencer.
A perfect investigation for readers who enjoy reading about modern
historyl, and the Second World War in particular. It is also
tailored to those with an interest in the secret war , covering
topics like the SOE, and military intelligence.
General
Imprint: |
Greenhill Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2022 |
Authors: |
Eric Lee
|
Introduction by: |
Ian Kershaw
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78438-727-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-78438-727-4 |
Barcode: |
9781784387273 |
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