Resistance

Download or read book Resistance written by Gerald Brennan and published by Tortoise Books. This book was released on 2012-06-09 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late December of 1941, two parachutists dropped into occupied Europe on a mission to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, an SS leader whom one contemporary called “the hidden pivot” of Nazi Germany. Six months later, they succeeded. This is the definitive telling of this oft-forgotten story—its fascinating background, its thrilling climax, and its tragic consequences.