Buy this book on-line HOFFMAN,PETER: : HITLER'S PERSONAL SECURITYLONDON.MACMILLAN,1979. ISBN 0333235134.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.(Though an earlier
edition appeared in German in 1975,the English version was written before the German one.That interval provided a good deal of newly-discovered material and improved knowledge to be presented here.)NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,glossy laminated b/w photographic upper wrap with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no major nicks or tears present - and no sunned spine/backstrip.
Top edge lightly dust-soiled with miniscule ageing;fore-edge bright and cleaner,contents bright,tight,complete and clean.Publisher's original,bright,clean,black cloth bds with bright,
stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and bright,clean,plain white eps with no off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps.8vo, vi-xii+2-321pp [paginated] includes half-title+title pages(half-title has production fault),contents+
illustrations lists,author foreword,
abbreviations,38 b/w contemporary photographs including b/w diagrams/plans and double-page Munich City,1937 map amongst others,11 chapters+
Conclusion,assassination attempts+plots, comparative table of Ranks,notes,illustration sources and an index.
This book grew out of a major study on the secret
opposition to Hitler in Germany and their attempts
to overthrow or assasinate the dictator.It attempts to answer the crucial question:how difficult was it for a would-be assassin to gain access to Hitler's person,how well protected was Hitler? The basis for an answer is a close examination of Hitler's residences,military headquarters,means of transportation,personal guard organisations and bodyguard detachments.
The book describes all known security measures taken to protect Hitler's life;it discusses possibilities for doing away with Hitler,including
aerial attacks by Allied bombers;and it describes the major assassination attempts against Hitler that have come to light.The limits of a popular
leader's security become clear,and the reults of the investigation amply illustrate central traits in Hitler's personality,particularly his preference for risk-taking,for 'playing va banque'
as he himself put it.
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