Quest for Anna Klein, the (2011)
“I said, almost as stunned as Danforth had described himself on the heels of this revelation.
“Yes,” Danforth said.
“But why not plant the bomb,” I asked, “in a piece of coal, or something like it, the way LaRoche suggested?”
“For the very reason Anna gave me,” Danforth answered. “Because you can’t be sure it will go offat the right moment or if the target will be in place when it does go off.” He shrugged. “And she was right, Paul. We know now that there were at least forty-two plots to kill Ad...olf Hitler. Von Stauffenberg’s plot is the most famous, of course, because it came closest to actual success. But by the time Count von Stauffenberg planted his little briefcase a few feet from Hitler, his target had already wreaked havoc on Europe, ravaged whole countries, exterminated millions. Even if von Stauffenberg’s attempt had succeeded, it would have been too late to save anything but a small, shredded bit of German pride. The war was already coming to a close, with Germany in certain defeat, and so to the people who’d already gone up the chimney, it would have meant nothing.MoreLess
“Yes,” Danforth said.
“But why not plant the bomb,” I asked, “in a piece of coal, or something like it, the way LaRoche suggested?”
“For the very reason Anna gave me,” Danforth answered. “Because you can’t be sure it will go offat the right moment or if the target will be in place when it does go off.” He shrugged. “And she was right, Paul. We know now that there were at least forty-two plots to kill Ad...olf Hitler. Von Stauffenberg’s plot is the most famous, of course, because it came closest to actual success. But by the time Count von Stauffenberg planted his little briefcase a few feet from Hitler, his target had already wreaked havoc on Europe, ravaged whole countries, exterminated millions. Even if von Stauffenberg’s attempt had succeeded, it would have been too late to save anything but a small, shredded bit of German pride. The war was already coming to a close, with Germany in certain defeat, and so to the people who’d already gone up the chimney, it would have meant nothing.MoreLess
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