THE FACTS ABOUT THE NSDAP AND THE RISE OF THE THIRD REICH. 11 /16: Coffee With Hitler: The Untold Story of the Amateur Spies Who Tried to Civilize the Nazis Hardcover – September 6, 2022 by Charles Spicer (Author)
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https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Hitler-Untold-Amateur-Civilize/dp/1639362266
"How might the British have handled Hitler differently?” remains one of history’s greatest "what ifs."
Coffee with Hitler tells the astounding story of how a handful of amateur British intelligence agents wined, dined, and befriended the leading National Socialists between the wars. With support from royalty, aristocracy, politicians, and businessmen, they hoped to use the recently founded Anglo-German Fellowship as a vehicle to civilize and enlighten the Nazis.
1938 Anschluss
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| 0:39.0 | the untold story of the amateur spies who tried to civilize the Nazis. It is now 1939. We're dealing |
| 0:46.0 | with a man who is not to be trusted Adolf Hitler. We're dealing with the British |
| 0:51.4 | government that in conversation with the French government, the |
| 0:55.0 | Russian government, the American government, are seeking a way to avoid the catastrophe of a war |
| 1:00.0 | within 20 years of the last one which destroyed or damaged or scarred a generation. |
| 1:05.9 | And that memory haunts everyone as they prepare for 1939. |
| 1:11.0 | It is February of 1939 1939 and there are efforts to connect the two |
| 1:18.8 | organizations, the Deutsche Anglesha in Germany, and the German English Fellowship in London. |
| 1:27.4 | There are even dinners held. |
| 1:28.8 | The one I have is February of 39, CE attends a dinner in Germany and the attendance is also the ambassador, Mr Henderson, of |
| 1:40.0 | the Britain. Henderson is an important figure because the Prime Minister |
| 1:44.0 | listens to him. What do we need to know about the ambassador, Charles? In short, he's |
| 1:48.8 | a disaster. He's, Sir Neville Henderson, he was deemed to have been good with, good with dictators because he dealt with the king of Yugoslavia in the past, but he was promoted from Buenos Aires which is quite a junior embassy and |
| 2:06.4 | straight to Berlin which is obviously an absolutely critical so he was out of |
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