{"product_id":"lone-assassin-helmut-ortner-9781616083830","title":"Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hilter","description":"Living as a carpenter who had spent time working in a watch factory, Georg Elser was just an ordinary member of society living in Munich. That is, however, until he took it upon himself to attempt to assassinate the F hrer, Adolph Hitler. Being a common man who opposed the Nazi regime, Elser took the skills from his craft and worked to assemble his own bomb detonator. Every night, he snuck out to the Munich Beer Hall, where he worked on assembling the bomb that he planned to use to kill Hitler. \u003cbr\u003eHidden in a hollowed-out space near the speaker's podium, Elser's bomb went off successfully, killing eight people. Hitler was not one of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story, scene by scene, of the events that led up to Georg Elser taking justice into his own hands, his attempt to murder the F hrer, and what happened after the bomb went off. \u003ci\u003eThe Lone Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerfully gripping tale that places the reader in the dark days of Munich in 1939, following Elser from the Munich Beer Hall, across the border, and sadly, to the concentration camp where his heroic life ended.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helmut Ortner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616083832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616083830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/30\/2012 pg. 126","brand":"Helmut Ortner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44125045457151,"sku":"9781616083830","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db082b8f-8c6e-4f60-8d08-9ea3f1d00764.jpg?v=1687440317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lone-assassin-helmut-ortner-9781616083830","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}