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The Traitors - A True Story of Blood, Betrayal and Deceit (Hardcover)
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The Traitors - A True Story of Blood, Betrayal and Deceit (Hardcover)
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'An epic tale of love, dishonour, bravery, cowardice, betrayal and
high-treason. Beautifully written. A stunning debut' Damien Lewis
Playboy. Fascist. Strongman. Thief. Traitors. September 1939. For
years now Britain has been rudderless, divided and grievously
unequal. Successive governments have floundered as they struggled
to cope with economic misery at home and machinations abroad. Many
of the country's citizens are seduced by fascism; others are simply
left alienated by leaders who seem unwilling or unable to take the
decisive action that is so desperately needed. When war breaks out
the imperiled nation achieves the unity and purpose that has eluded
it for more than a decade. It is a time of heroism and sacrifice in
which many thousands of soldiers and civilians give their lives.
But some Britons choose a different path, renegades who will fight
for the Third Reich until its gruesome collapse in 1945. The
Traitors tells the stories of four such men: the chaotic, tragic
John Amery; the idealistic but hate-filled William Joyce; the
cynical, murderous conman Harold Cole; and Eric Pleasants, an
iron-willed pacifist and bodybuilder who wants no part in this war.
Drawing on declassified MI5 files, as well as diaries, letters and
memoirs, The Traitors is a book about disordered lives in turbulent
times; idealism twisted out of shape; of torn consciences and
abandoned loyalties; of murder, deceit, temptation and loss. It
shows how a man might come to desert his country's cause, and the
tragic consequences that treachery brings in its wake.
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