by Hans Hellmut Kirst · Bantam Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780553123753
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«The Night of the Generals» is the mystery and suspense novel by Hans Hellmut Kirst, published by Bantam Books in paperback (311 pages, in English).
In the midst of World War II, a murder shakes the German military high command and triggers an investigation; the novel combines police thriller and war drama, revealing the crimes and perversions hidden behind military discipline.
The novel was originally published in 1962 under the title «Die Nacht der Generale» and was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1965; this English edition dates from 1978.
For readers of historical thriller and war fiction set in World War II.
Hans Hellmut Kirst was a German novelist and the author of 46 books, many of which were translated into English. Kirst is best remembered as the creator of the "Gunner Asch" series which detailed the ongoing struggle of an honest individual to maintain his identity and humanity amidst the criminality and corruption of Nazi Germany.
