Description Shipping & Returns Reviews Description In 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. A year later, all political parties but the Nazis had been outlawed, freedom of the press was but a memory, and Hitlers dominance seemed complete. Yet over the next few years, an unlikely cadre of conspirators emergedschoolteachers, politicians, theologians, even a carpenterwho would try repeatedly to end the Fhrers genocidal reign. This dramatic account is history at its most suspenseful, revealing the full story of those noble, ingenious, and doomed efforts. Orbachs fresh research offers profound new insight into the conspirators methods, motivations, fears, and hopes. Weve had no idea until now how close they cameseveral timesto succeeding. The Plots Against Hitler fundamentally alters our view of World War II and sheds brighteven redemptivelight on its darkest days. Shipping & Returns Reviews