The Venlo incident : a true story of double-dealing, captivity, and a murderous Nazi plot
Best, S. Payne (Sigismund Payne)2009
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The so-called Venlo incident was used by Hitler as an excuse for war with the Netherlands, claiming their involvement with Britain violated their neutrality. As this book explains, the incident was crucial in making the British suspicious of future dealings with the anti-Hitler resistance.
Main title:
The Venlo incident : a true story of double-dealing, captivity, and a murderous Nazi plot / S. Payne Best ; introduction by Nigel Jones.
Author:
Edition:
[New] ed.
Imprint:
London : Frontline, 2009.
Collation:
xvii, 260 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: London: Hutchinson, 1950.
ISBN:
9781848325586 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.547243
Language:
English
Subject:
Best, S. Payne (Sigismund Payne)World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, GermanPrisoners of war -- Great BritainPrisoners of war -- GermanyWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great BritainSachsenhausen (Concentration camp)World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, EnglishConcentration camp inmates -- Germany -- BiographyWarfare and Defence
BRN:
198657
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