Hitler in the Crosshairs
Author | : Maurice Possley |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2011-05-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780310578550 |
ISBN-13 | : 0310578558 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Discover the untold World War II story of a young man's courage and the saga of a dictator's pistol that continues today. The time is World War II. Young soldier Ira "Teen" Palm and his men burst into a Munich apartment, hoping to capture Adolf Hitler. Instead, they find an empty apartment . . . and a golden gun. As the authors trace the story of the man and the gun, they examine a time and place that shaped men like Palm and transformed them into heroes. As you follow the strange journey of Hitler's pistol, you will find: An imaginative historical adventure that will keep the pages turning The never-before-told account of an assassination attempt on Hitler in Munich New, previously untold information about an uprising of German soldiers and citizens against the Nazi regime Inspiring, motivating, and entertaining storytelling by award-winning authors