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Hitler's Last Plot: The 139 VIP Hostages Selected for Death in the Final Days of World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Ian Sayer (Author), Jeremy Dronfield (Author), Paul Boehmer (Narrator),

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Revealed for the first time: how the SS rounded up the Nazis' most prominent prisoners to serve as human shields for Hitler in the last days of World War II.

In April 1945, as Germany faced defeat, Hitler planned to round up the Third Reich's most valuable prisoners and send them to his "Alpine Fortress", where he and the SS would keep the hostages as they made a last stand against the Allies. The prisoners included European presidents, prime ministers, generals, British secret agents, and German anti-Nazi clerics, celebrities, and officers who had aided the July 1944 bomb plot against Hitler - and the prisoners' families. Orders were given to the SS: If the German military situation deteriorated, the prisoners were to be executed - all 139 of them.

So began a tense, deadly drama. As some prisoners plotted escape, others prepared for the inevitable, and their SS guards grew increasingly volatile, drunk, and trigger-happy as defeat loomed. As a dramatic confrontation between the SS and the Wehrmacht threatened the hostages caught in the middle, the US Army launched a frantic rescue bid to save the hostages before the ax fell.

Drawing on previously unpublished and overlooked sources, Hitler's Last Plot is the first full account of this astounding and shocking story, from the original round-up order to the prisoners' terrifying ordeal and ultimate rescue. Told in a thrilling, pause-resisting narrative, this is one of World War II's most fascinating episodes.

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Listening Length	12 hours and 26 minutes
Author	Ian Sayer, Jeremy Dronfield
Narrator	Paul Boehmer
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	16 April 2019
Publisher	Hachette Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07QD1TYNJ
Best Sellers Rank	114,042 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 178 in German History 1,843 in History of Germany (Books) 1,989 in Military History (Audible Books & Originals)

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John McCabe

Great Story

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I liked the book very much: it blends a more popular style with some serious research - it hits the spot exactly with the portrayal of Payne Best and to some extent his rehabilitation - great new information brought to light about Heidel Nowakowski - first ever photo NB - and Vassili Kokorin, wow! Also one senses that what the authors have revealed here is finally the true story of how come the Americans managed to liberate the hostages at Pragser Wildsee in early May 1945 was because two people went through an awful lot in order to - get them to come! It will make an incredible film/ documentary and I'm looking forward to that

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