Hitler in the Crosshairs: A GI's Story of Courage and Faith - eBook

Name: Hitler in the Crosshairs: A GI's Story of Courage and Faith - eBook
Brand: Zondervan
SKU: 6583EB
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Author: Maurice Possley
ISBN: 9780310578550

By: Maurice Possley, John Woodbridge Ph.D.

Zondervan / 2011 / ePub

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Product Information

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Title: Hitler in the Crosshairs: A GI's Story of Courage and Faith - eBook
By: Maurice Possley, John Woodbridge Ph.D.
Format: DRM Protected ePub
Vendor: Zondervan
Publication Date: 2011

ISBN: 9780310578550
ISBN-13: 9780310578550
UPC: 025986578558
Stock No: WW6583EB

Publisher's Description

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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 Munich
The power of standing up for what you believe in
How to find strength through your own faith

Praise 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

Author Bio

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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. 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.

Publisher's Weekly

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When young Ira "Teen" Palm goes off to fight against Hitler and the invading German armies, he has little to shore up his courage apart from his faith in God and his intense patriotism. Both would play an enormous role in his lengthy career in the armed forces, but they would particularly direct his actions as he fights in a foreign land against a brutal and determined dictator. After the war, Palm's mentor, the Rev. Charles Woodbridge, is the recipient of an unusual gift -- a "golden pistol given to Hitler by the Walther family" -- taken by Palm as a grisly souvenir of the Fuehrer's armory. John Woodbridge, son of Charles, knows there's a fascinating story to be told. He and Pulitzer Prize-wining journalist Possley (The Brown's Chicken Massacre) lead readers through a tale brimming with exciting accounts of people risking all in the name of God and freedom. Taking us through the wartime challenges Palm and his wife, Helen, face, this fast-paced story reminds us that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, even under great pressure, when fueled by God's amazing grace. (Apr.) Copyright 2011 Reed Business Information.