Resistance

by Gerald Brennan

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780998632520
Publisher:	Tortoise Books
Publication date:	06/09/2012
Pages:	736
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.84(d)

About the Author

Mr. Brennan earned a B.S. in European History from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia Universityin New York. He's the author of Resistance, and a series of space books including Zero Phase, Public Loneliness, Island of Clouds, Infinite Blues, and the forthcoming Alone on the Moon. He's done extensive original research for all of his books; for Resistance he made three trips to Prague and visited every site associated with the Heydrich assassination, as well as bicycling the likely routes the assassins probably took. For his space titles, he's conducted interviews with former astronauts (some of whom have walked on the moon) and consulted retired NASA engineers, but budgetary constraints have prevented on-site outer space research. (So far.) His writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Hypertext Magazine, The Good Men Project, and Innerview Magazine. He's the founder of Tortoise Books; he's also been a frequent contributor and co-editor at Back to Print and The Deadline. He resides in Chicago.
Follow him on Twitter @jerry_brennan

Editorial Reviews

"The central events of the story—the plot to kill [Nazi Reichsprotektor Reinhard] Heydrich, the assassination itself and the staggering reprisals taken by the Nazis—are approached from several different angles, heightening both the tension and the power of the narratives. Brennan's command of facts is absolute and his ear for dialogue is pitch-perfect. The author is unafraid of making readers spend a great deal of time with some very unsavory people...[a]n extremely impressive debut." — Kirkus Reviews

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