A Daring Venture: Rudolf Hess and the Ill-Fated Peace Mission of 1941

by Peter Raina

At the height of the Second World War, Hitler's Deputy, Rudolf Hess, made a dramatic solo flight to the British Isles. His arrival there was sensational news - and it baffled everyone. Why had he come?
Hess claimed he had flown to Britain entirely of his own initiative and was on a personal mission of peace. But so unlikely was the success of such an appeal in Churchill's entrenched Britain that historians continue to wonder at his motives.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303431776X
• ISBN13: 9783034317764
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"