San Antonio College Library

"But how did Hess get the idea in the first place? How could he have misjudged Hitler's reaction so completely? Did he act independently or with others? Was he genuinely deranged or, as his captors later thought, only shamming? Why did he choose to approach the Duke of Hamilton? The link between Hitler's Deputy and the Duke of Hamilton was a member of the German Foreign Office called Albrecht Haushofer, an early exponent of Lebensraum who was Hess's...

Describes the diplomatic minuets and military brinkmanship as Germany grew to be a continental superpower at the end of the nineteenth century and became a threat to Great Britain's naval superiority and isolationist policies.

"This book explains Hitler's view of Britain as both Nordic ally and role model, and shows that there was a suprising level of affection for Britain and British culture among ordinary Germans, from the discourses of the 1920s to the vigorous anti-British propaganda of the war years. The book includes a number of illustrations, most of which will be unfamiliar to modern readers."--Jacket.