Coffee with Hitler

The British Amateurs Who Tried to Civilise the Nazis

Coffee with Hitler
Charles Spicer
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Hardback
h234 x 153mm - 400pg
8 Sep 2022 UK
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9780861543779
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It' s one of the great ' what ifs' of history. What if Britain had stood up to Hitler much earlier? Coffee with Hitler tells the astounding story of how a handful of British amateur spies, under the guise of the Anglo-German Fellowship, wined, dined and befriended the most senior Nazis. British opposition to appeasement came in many guises. The little-known Anglo-German Fellowship were convinced that Neville Chamberlain' s foreign policy was bound to lead to war. This group were neither career diplomats nor professional intelligence agents, ranging from a pacifist Welsh historian and a Great War flying ace to an Old Etonian butterfly collector. The book draws on newly discovered sources that reveal Winston Churchill' s true feelings about the state of play on the eve of war.
' If ever there was a case of the road to hell being paved with good intentions, it is surely the story that Charles Spicer tells so brilliantly and empathetically in this exceptionally well-written book. ' -- David Cannadine ' In this very well-researched and well-written work of historical revisionism, Charles Spicer reminds us of the important fact that not every Briton who wanted better relations with Nazi Germany did so from malign motives. ' -- Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny ' Charles Spicer tells the chilling story of how otherwise respectable men and women became pawns in a game of international intrigue with a reprehensible regime. The outstanding narrative reads like a thriller, taking readers from the salons of stately homes and St James' s clubs to the mass rallies and diplomatic backrooms of Nazi Germany. With more than a few spies, rogues, and plot twists along the way, Spicer tells a story that could be ripped from the pages of a novel. ' -- Bradley Hart, author of Hitler' s American Friends ' [An] absorbing history debut. ' -- Caroline Sanderson * Bookseller * ' Charles Spicer reveals the bold attempt of a handful of British intelligence agents to infiltrate and civilise the Nazi hierarchy. This unlikely band of mavericks - who included a butterfly-collecting Old Etonian and a left-wing Welsh pacifist - spent five doomed years wining and dining the leading henchmen of Hitler' s diabolical regime. Meticulously researched and told with panache, Coffee with Hitler sheds new light on both the Nazis themselves and the group who tried to tame them. ' -- Giles Milton, author of Churchill' s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare ' Spicer offers a meticulously researched and pacy account of the behind-the-scenes soft diplomacy conducted by the Anglo-German Fellowship, a group of like-minded businessmen, politicians and academics united in the aim of preventing war with Nazi Germany. This fascinating study challenges the too easy dichotomy between the villainous and duped appeasers and those with Churchillian foresight and insight. ' -- Julie Gottlieb, professor of modern history, University of Sheffield ' A captivating and convincing revisionist history. ' -- Kirkus, starred review
Charles Spicer is a debut author whose ground-breaking research is based on his recent doctorate that was examined by leading historians including David Cannadine, Julie Gottlieb and Richard Overy.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780861543779
Published: 8 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 400

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