Valkyrie ─ The Story of the Plot to Kill Hitler, by Its Last Member

When the Second World War broke out. Phihpp Freiherr von Boesleager, then 25-years, old fought enthusiastically of for Germany as a cavalry officer But after discovering Nazi crimes, von Boselager's patriotism quickly turned to disgust and he joned a group of conspiratiors who plotted to kill Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler In this elegnat but unflinching memoir, von Boeselager gaves voice to the spirit of the small but determined band of men who took a stand against the Third Reich in what culminated inthe failed Valkyrie" plot---one of the most fascinating near misses of twentieth-century history

Von Boeselarger's book doesn't tarry in the realm of might-have-been Instead, it explores reality---the importance of making accessible to future generations the full truth of history".

An extraordmary memoir... A one-of-a-king eyewitness account, essential for students of the Third Reich and all champions of freedom against tyranny"

Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager was born in Bonn, Germany, in 1917, the fifth of nine children. He was raised with a liberal education, strong moral and religious values, and a love of hunting. In 1938, he enlisted and was placed in the cavalry regiment. He rose to the rank of commanding lieutenant, only to join the German resistance in 1941. His participation in Valkyrie went undetected, and he lived to be the last surviving member of the plot. In 2003, France awarded von Boeselager the Legion of Honor. He died on May 1, 2008.

Florence Fehrenbach is the granddaughter of Karl von Wendt, a coconspirator and close friend of Philipp von Boeselager. She and her husband, Jerome Fehrenbach, convinced Boeselager, at the age of eighty-nine, to recount his experience.