James Hayward

Myths & Legends of the Second World War

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The Second World War gave rise to a rich crop of legends, many of which persist in the public consciousness today. Some are well known, such as the escape of an undead Hitler to South America, Allied aircraft buzzed by 'Foo Fighters' and UFOs, German parachutists dressed as nuns, and a failed German invasion of Suffolk in 1940. Others are more subtle, such as the vaunted Dunkirk spirit, which portrayed the disaster of 1940 as a victory, and the conspiracy theories surrounding Rudolf Hess. Did he fly to Scotland to negotiate a peace treaty with memebers of the Royal Family? Was the aged prisoner who died in Spandau Prison a double? From t… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7524-9553-8
EAN: 9780752495538
Produktnummer: 14825246
Verlag: The History Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 312 S.
Plattform: EPUB

Über den Autor

James Hayward's previous books included The Bodies on the Beach, Myths and Legends of the First World War, Agent Snow and Hitler's Spy. As a historian he has collaborated with organisations including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, the Imperial War Museum and teh National Army Museum. As a solicitor he worked on the Bloody Sunday inquiry, a role which cemented a long-standing interest in investigative research.