Hitlers Pawn

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A remarkable story of a forgotten seventeen year old Jew who was blamed by the Nazis for the anti Semitic violence and terror known as the Kristallnacht, the pogrom still seen as an initiating event of the HolocaustAfter learning about Nazi persecution of his family, Herschel Grynszpan, pronounced Greenspan , an impoverished seventeen year old Jew living in Paris, bought a small handgun and on November 7, 1938, went to the German Embassy and shot the first German diplomat he saw When the man died two days later, Hitler and Goebbels made the shooting their pretext for the great state sponsored wave of anti Semitic terror known as the Kristallnacht, still seen by many as an initiating event of the Holocaust.Overnight, Grynszpan, a bright but naive teenager and a perfect political nobody was front page news and a pawn in global power When France fell, after a wild chase the Nazis captured Herschel and flew him to Berlin The boy became a privileged prisoner of the Gestapo while Hitler and Goebbels plotted a massive show trial to blame the Jews for starting the Second World War A prisoner and alone, Herschel grasped Hitler s intentions, and waged a battle of wits to sabotage the trial, knowing that even if he succeeded, he would certainly be murdered The battle of wits was close, but Herschel finally won it Based on the newest research, Hitler s Pawn is the richest telling of Grynszpan s story to date. Free Read [ Hitlers Pawn ] Author [ Stephen Koch ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Received this ARC book thru Goodreads.comThe author really gets into the nitty gritty stuff on this non fiction story Herschel Grynszpan pronounced Greenspan is a 17 year old Jew living in Paris His family already sent to concentration camps has Herschel on an angry spin He s had enough and wanted to make the world know what s happening to the Jews in the real world Buys a gun shoots a German diplomat and the story begins Kristallnacht is born from this event Hitler now has an excuse Received this ARC book thru Goodreads.comThe author really gets into the nitty gritty stuff on this non fiction story Herschel Grynszpan pronounced Greenspan is a 17 year old Jew living in Paris His family already sent to concentration camps has Herschel on an angry spin He s had enough and wanted to make the world know what s happening to the Jews in the real world Buys a gun shoots a German diplomat and the story begins Kristallnacht is born from this event Hitler now has an excuse to vent ...As a historian, it s always refreshing to read a book that teaches me something new especially about a topic I ve studied quite a bit Koch s work recounts the tale of a Jewish male teenager living in exile in Paris, who decided to revenge the deportation of his family and 12,000 other Polish Jews from legal residence in Germany in October 1938 He shot a low level German diplomat to bring light to Nazi atrocities, and Hitler and his minions seized on the action to justify Kristallnacht and, ul As a historian, it s always refresh...This is a tighly written examination of the life a relatively minor figure who casted a large shadow on the politics surrounding the Second World War It is well researched and written in an easy to read style, with plenty of background information for those who are ...Hitler s Pawn is a well researched, non fiction account of Hershel Grynszpan s impact as one of the catalysts of World War 2 and the Holocaust Hershel Grynszpan was a seventeen year old Jewish boy seeking refuge in France from Germany The rest of his family was still in Germany and had been subjected to horrible treatment by the Germans they were rounded up with other Jewish families and deported to Poland without any notice or any of their belongings Hearing of this, Hershel concocts a plan Hitler s Pawn is a well researched, non fiction account of Hershel Grynszpan s impact as one of the catalysts of World War 2 and the Holocaust Hershel Grynszpan was a seventeen year old Jewish boy seeking refuge in France from Germany The rest of his family was still in Germany and had been subjected to horrible treatment by...I received this as an ARC for my honest opinion.A story of an unknown Jew boy named, Hershel Grynszpan He left Germany and went to France to live with his Aunt and Uncle He got upset about Germany s treatment of Jews and decided to take a stand He did not realize that by taking this stand, he would start a great state sponsored wave of anti Semitic terror known as Kristallnacht Many believe that this event initiated the Holocaust.Overnight, Grynszpan became front page news and a pawn in a gl I received this as an ARC for my honest opinion.A story of an unknown Jew boy named, Hershel Grynszpan He left Germany and went to France to live with his Aunt and Uncle He got upset about Germany s treatme...If you are interested in WWII or the Holocaust, you will want to read this book No, it is not an easy book to read but, it moves quickly and is well written I highly recommend it.I m by no means a WWII Holocaust scholar, but I ve done some deep dives in research for writing and now in training to be an outreach educator for Holocaust History Even so, this provided new to me valuable information about historic events and the intricacies of various players in the Third Reich echelons.The detailed research cites reliable sources, and the events and personalities unfold with surprising...I usually read memoirs with their feelings This was straight facts in paragraph form That being said the book was great for what it was forThe author, Stephen Koch, presents a little known footnote about the start of the Holocaust and WWII Most people who read much about these topics know the sequence of Nazi Germany s takeovers of surrounding territory to reunite the German speaking people to Germany Persecutions and restrictions of Jews were already started and many Jews looked for ways to flee...Hitler s Pawn The Boy Assassin and the Holocaust by Stephen Koch is a mesmerizing and captivating read about a period much forgotten history for many The story of the boy who started the events which many believed led to the horrors experienced by the Jewish people is one which is not taught in schools today His story appears to have been lost to our current generation and one which would like to be forgotten by past generations Koch writes with great skill, compassion, and research He leav Hitler s Pawn The Boy Assassin and the Holocaust by Stephen Koch is a mesmerizing and captivating read about a period much forgotten history for many The story of the boy who started the events which many believed led to the horrors experienced by the Jewish people is one which is not taught in schools today His story appears to have been lost to our current generation and one which...

Hitlers Pawn
  • 07 May 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 272 pages
  • 1640091440
  • Stephen Koch
  • Hitlers Pawn