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pickThis is a dense book packed with characters representing different countries that are all trying to get their hands on the “Hitler Papers,” describing Winston Churchill‘s negotiations to surrender to Hitler. It was a slow read trying to keep a grip on the intertwining nature of spies undermining spies to be the first to the prize, much less keeping track of the “bad” guys. A good but taxing read. 3-1/2 stars #letterX #litsyatoz
GingerAntics Churchill was going to surrender to Hitler? That doesn‘t sound right. Clearly I‘ve missed something. 5y
Texreader @GingerAntics A bit of revisionist history, right? The Brits want the papers to destroy them to keep a clean reputation; the Soviets want them to undermine the Brits. The US players want them for their $ value. The Germans, not really clear as to their reasons. It was written in the 1970s, deep in the Cold War and very much reflecting that fact. 5y
GingerAntics Hm. Sounds interesting. Although, your review makes me think the execution could use some work. 5y
Texreader @GingerAntics Yes it could. It was good but I may have bailed were it not for #litsyatoz and the struggle to find X books. 5y
GingerAntics Yeah, that‘s probably a rather hard letter to find a book for. 5y
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