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Himmler's hostage : the untold story of Himmler's special prisoners and the end of WWII /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wall, Tom
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK : Pen & Sword Military, 2021.
Subjects:
Dachau (Concentration camp)
Prisoner-of-war escapes > Germany > History > 20th century.
Prisoners of war > Germany > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German.
World War, 1939-1945 > Germany.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Cast
  • PART I: SPECIAL PRISONERS
  • 1. Kidnapped at Venlo
  • 2. The Irish Camp
  • 3. The Death of Stalin's Son
  • 4. Traitors
  • 5. Breakout
  • 6. Gates of Hell
  • PART II: THE PROMINENTEN
  • 7. The Bunker Prisoners
  • 8. The Brothel Prisoners
  • 9. Old Foes Meet
  • 10. Hostages for Fortune
  • PART III: ALPINE ODYSSEY
  • 11. Evacuation
  • 12. Cook's Musical Tour
  • 13. A Troubled Redoubt
  • 14. Niederdorf
  • 15. Cuckoos in the Nest
  • 16. High Noon
  • PART IV: FREEDOM
  • 17. A Death in Shangri-La
  • 18. Rescue
  • 19. Sequels
  • ADDENDA SUPPLEMENTARY TALES
  • I. Alexander von Stauffenberg and Fey von Hassell: A Love Story
  • II. Müller, Bonhoeffer and Niemöller: Ecumenical Plotters
  • III. The Strange Tale of Friedrich Engelke
  • IV. Colonel Davide Ferrero and his Patriot Battalion
  • V. Colonel John McGrath OBE: Truth and Invention
  • Appendix: List of Prominenten in Hotel Pragser Wildsee
  • Endnotes.