Admiral Canaris : how Hitler's chief of intelligence betrayed the Nazis /

"Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, Adolf Hitler's chief of military intelligence, accomplished something that neither President Franklin D. Roosevelt nor Prime Minister Winston Churchill could ever achieve - he saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish refugees and other racial and political undesirabl...

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Main Author:	Johnson, David Alan, 1950- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Essex, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2024]
Subjects:	Canaris, Wilhelm, > 1887-1945. Germany. > Wehrmacht. > Amt Ausland/Abwehr > Officers > Biography. Germany. > Kriegsmarine > Officers > Biography. Canaris, Wilhelm, > 1887-1945 Germany. > Kriegsmarine Germany. > Wehrmacht. > Amt Ausland/Abwehr World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Germany. World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue. Anti-Nazi movement. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Intelligence service > Germany > History > 20th century. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Allemagne. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Juifs > Sauvetage. Antinazisme. Holocauste, 1939-1945. Service des renseignements > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. Anti-Nazi movement Armed Forces > Officers Intelligence service Secret service Germany 1900-1999 Biographies History

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Summary:	"Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, Adolf Hitler's chief of military intelligence, accomplished something that neither President Franklin D. Roosevelt nor Prime Minister Winston Churchill could ever achieve - he saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish refugees and other racial and political undesirables by rescuing them from Nazi Germany and other Nazi-occupied countries. Admiral Canaris is a page-turning story of one of the most important and least likely saboteurs within the Third Reich"--
Physical Description:	xiv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781633889989 163388998X