Hitlers British Traitors by Tim Tate
The first authoritative account of a well-kept secret: the British Fifth Column and its activities during the Second World War.
Fascinating * The Observer *
The extent to which the British far right supported Hitler, even after the outbreak of the second world war, has largely been suppressedNow Tim Tate's absorbing study offers a bracing reappraisal of their sympathies. ... Tate reveals the widespread existence of a fifth column in Britain, using hitherto unseen archival material. * The Observer *
Tim Tate, in Hitler's British Traitors, [explores] the entire grimy landscape of British treachery during the Second World War and the astonishing rogues' gallery of traitors working to help Nazi Germany win. [He makes] excellent use of the vast trove of material declassified by MI5 in recent years. -- Ben Macintyre * The Times *
[A] fascinating, shocking and -- given our times -- slightly worrying read * Sunday Sport *
A brilliant book -- Dan Snow * History Hit podcast *
A superb book ... absolutely gripping -- Iain Dale * Iain Dale's Book Club podcast *
Tate explores many engrossing accounts of espionage and counter-espionage uncovered in the archives, as well as the jaw-dropping ineptitude and complacency of the authorities who, though all too keen to imprison and execute petty criminals recruited by German intelligence, displayed a characteristic restraint when dealing with far more threatening and powerful traitors. ... Tate's formidable scholarship paints a picture of Britain during the war that is a far cry from the reassuring story told about our collective heroism of a nation united under the banner of Keep Calm and Carry On. * Morning Star *
An unfailingly readable, darkly revealing book of great scholarship. * The Tablet *
[Hitler's British Traitors] shakes the story the nation tells itself that the British stood alone against Adolf Hitler in 1940 and went on to win the war ... [it] shows that if Hitler's planned invasion had succeeded after the fall of France he would have found collaborators as fanatical as those in all the countries the Wehrmacht had conquered. -- David Pryce-Jones * The Critic *
The extent to which the British far right supported Hitler, even after the outbreak of the second world war, has largely been suppressedNow Tim Tate's absorbing study offers a bracing reappraisal of their sympathies. ... Tate reveals the widespread existence of a fifth column in Britain, using hitherto unseen archival material. * The Observer *
Tim Tate, in Hitler's British Traitors, [explores] the entire grimy landscape of British treachery during the Second World War and the astonishing rogues' gallery of traitors working to help Nazi Germany win. [He makes] excellent use of the vast trove of material declassified by MI5 in recent years. -- Ben Macintyre * The Times *
[A] fascinating, shocking and -- given our times -- slightly worrying read * Sunday Sport *
A brilliant book -- Dan Snow * History Hit podcast *
A superb book ... absolutely gripping -- Iain Dale * Iain Dale's Book Club podcast *
Tate explores many engrossing accounts of espionage and counter-espionage uncovered in the archives, as well as the jaw-dropping ineptitude and complacency of the authorities who, though all too keen to imprison and execute petty criminals recruited by German intelligence, displayed a characteristic restraint when dealing with far more threatening and powerful traitors. ... Tate's formidable scholarship paints a picture of Britain during the war that is a far cry from the reassuring story told about our collective heroism of a nation united under the banner of Keep Calm and Carry On. * Morning Star *
An unfailingly readable, darkly revealing book of great scholarship. * The Tablet *
[Hitler's British Traitors] shakes the story the nation tells itself that the British stood alone against Adolf Hitler in 1940 and went on to win the war ... [it] shows that if Hitler's planned invasion had succeeded after the fall of France he would have found collaborators as fanatical as those in all the countries the Wehrmacht had conquered. -- David Pryce-Jones * The Critic *
Tim Tate is an award-winning documentary film-maker, investigative journalist and author of numerous books of non-fiction, including the best-selling Slave Girl (John Blake, 2009) and Hitler's Forgotten Children (Elliott & Thompson, 2015) telling the story of the largely-secret Nazi Lebensborn programme through the life of one of its victims. He lives in Wiltshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785784057 |
| ISBN 10 | 1785784056 |
| Title | Hitlers British Traitors |
| Author | Tim Tate |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Icon Books |
| Year published | 2018-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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