Hitler in the Crosshairs, Maurice Possley
Hitler in the Crosshairs, Maurice Possley
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Hitler in the Crosshairs
A GI's Story of Courage and Faith

Author: Maurice Possley, John D. Woodbridge

Narrator: Maurice Possley

Unabridged: 5 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 05/03/2011


Synopsis

Discover the untold World War II story of a young man's courage and the saga of a dictator's pistol that continues to unfold today.It's World War II. Young soldier Ira "Teen" Palm and his men burst into a Munich apartment, hoping to capture Adolf Hitler. Instead, they find an empty apartment ... and a golden gun. As bestselling authors Maurice Possley and John Woodbridge explore the story of the man and the gun, they examine a time and place that shaped men like Palm and transformed them into heroes.As you trace the unexpected journey of Hitler's pistol within Hitler in the Crosshairs, you'll also learn:The never-before-told account of an assassination attempt on Hitler in MunichThe power of standing up for what you believe inHow to find strength through your own faithPraise for Hitler in the Crosshairs:"Here's a captivating tale of valor and devotion--to God, to spouse, to country--woven with newly disclosed details of an attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler and the circuitous journey of Hitler's personal pistol. A masterful piece of historical detective work!"--Lee Strobel, New York Times bestselling author of The Case for Christ"Readers of Hitler in the Crosshairs will not be able to put down this page-turning and remarkable story. From the initial chapter until the book's concluding words, this fascinating account of courage, faith, and heroism is as gripping as it is deeply satisfying."--David S. Dockery, president of International Alliance for Christian Education

About Maurice Possley

Maurice Possley is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who is a Research Fellow at the Santa Clara University School of Law’s Northern California Innocence Project. He is the author of two non-fiction books: Everybody Pays: Two Men, One Murder and the Price of Truth and The Brown’s Chicken Massacre.

About John D. Woodbridge

John Woodbridge (PhD, University of Toulouse, France) is research professor of Church History and History of Christian Thought at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, where he has taught since 1970. He was previously a senior editor of Christianity Today and is the author of Biblical Authority: A Critique of the Rogers/McKim Proposal and coauthor of Letters Along the Way. He is the editor of Great Leaders of the Christian Church and coeditor of works including The Mark of Jesus. Woodbridge is the recipient of four Gold Medallion Awards.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on March 28, 2012

After a big disappointment with the last non-fiction World War II book that I read (Monuments Men) being a little too fiction, I was worried when I read the author's note at the beginning of Hitler in the Crosshairs. "The events depicted in this book," it read, "are based on a multitude of sources a......more

Goodreads review by B.j. on January 19, 2013

This story of Teen Palm was very touching for me personally. A friend of his daughter Susie, I was one of those led to Christ because of the influence of Col. Palm and his family. I think he was the person most admired by my Dad and I am only sorry he was not still living to read this wonderful acco......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on July 04, 2019

Read this because an acquaintance recommended it, knowing of my WWII interests. Sadly, this is a schizophrenic book that isn't particularly well-written or researched. It certainly doesn't live up to the hype on the back cover or inside jacket. It's trying to tell the story of a young American but t......more

Goodreads review by John on July 03, 2017

Not a great book I did not like the way the book was written, it at times flowed unevenly. What this book about? Misleading title. I gave it two stars because some parts of the book were very well written. This book should be passed by.......more

Goodreads review by Angie on November 24, 2011

I was a little mislead by the cover and the content mentioned on the back of the book. I thought the book was going to be centered on a gun that Hitler owned, but it's not about that. It mention's the gun in one chapter and the Epilogue. It is an interesting story of a Christian Army soldier. It's h......more