Georg Elser The Zither Player

"When the curtains were falling thunderously on the last moments of the Nazi regime, Hitler suddenly remembered the existence of the zither player-and as if possessed by a sudden and inexplicable shame, this murderer of millions attempted to conceal his execution of the assassin who had long since been forgotten by the world."-Hans Bernd Gisevius. Only a fraction of the extraordinary story of one mans precisely calculated vendetta against Adolf Hitler is told in the 2015 German film ELSER [13 Minutes]. His daring lone wolf act came tantalizing close to changing the course of history-yet one simple error combined with a botched British peace operation, blunted the will of others in the German Opposition to resist the Nazi reign of terror-that resulted in the deadliest conflict in world history. For many decades Elser was thought to be a stooge of the Nazis. Now he is recognised as a genuine resistance fighter of Third Reich. Recently declassified top secret British documents enhance this bizarre story that eclipses fiction. Illustrated.