Hitler's Hangmen: The Secret German Plot to Kill Churchill, December 1944

By Brian Lett

This WWII history exposes a shocking episode of treason among the highest levels of British leadership in a conspiracy with Nazi High Command.
 
At the outbreak of the Second World War, a number of Fascist groups were active in Britain, all plotting to overthrow the British government. When Winston Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940, he had the leaders of these groups arrested, including Member of Parliament Archibald Ramsey. When these men were released years later, they were just as determined to install a fascist government in Britain—and all the more embittered toward Churchill.
 
In the autumn of 1944, Adolf Hitler’s military gains were eroding across the map. In a desperate plan to avoid total defeat, he sought the simultaneous assassination of both Churchill and Eisenhower. This was the opportunity Ramsay and his cohorts had been waiting for. They planned a massive outbreak of British POW camps, the seizure of tanks and armored vehicles, and an advance on London. Ramsey himself would be perfectly placed to aid the coup—within yards of his greatest enemy, Winston Churchill, in the House of Commons.
 
This is the incredible, disturbing story of how close British Fascists came to impacting the outcome of the Second World War. It is also a comprehensive investigation into the Break Out Plot as it unfolded across Britain: how it came to fruition and how it was quashed, its repercussions and the many little-known stories of escape and recapture which took place throughout the country.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Nov 13, 2019
• ISBN: 9781784385316

Brian Lett

Brian Lett is an author specializing in Second World War history. His previous books include titles on the SAS and other special forces. He has lectured extensively on irregular warfare in World War II, including to the British Army. He is a recently retired Queen’s Counsel who practiced at the Bar of England and Wales for forty-seven years.