{"product_id":"9780861546176","title":"Coffee with Hitler: The British Amateurs Who Tried to Civilise the Nazis","description":"Author: Spicer, Charles\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780861546176\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Nov 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTELEGRAPH HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eHow the British might have handled Hitler differently remains one of history's greatest 'what ifs'.\u003cbr\u003eCoffee with Hitler tells the astounding and poignant story, for the first time, of a handful of amateur British intelligence agents who wined, dined and befriended the leading National Socialists between the wars. With support from royalty, aristocracy, politicians and businessmen, they hoped to use the much mythologised Anglo-German Fellowship as a vehicle to civilise the Nazis. A pacifist Welsh historian, a Great War flying ace, and a butterfly-collecting businessman offered the British government better intelligence on the horrifying rise of the Nazis than anyone else.\u003cbr\u003eCharles Spicer draws on newly discovered primary sources, shedding light on the early career of Kim Philby, Winston Churchill's approach to appeasement, the US entry into the war and the Rudolf Hess affair.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636885606558,"sku":"UBD-9780861546176","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780861546176.jpg?v=1774398706","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780861546176","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}