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The Knight, Death and the Devil

by Ella Leffland

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Göring's life is recreated in detail from the manor house his youth to his first meeting with Hitler. It is a chilling look back at one of history's most charismatic and horrible figures.

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Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (Silver Medal – Nonfiction – 1990)

Northern California Book Awards (Winner – Fiction – 1990)

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Languages: English
Media: Paper
ISBNs: 5

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Published: 1990
Genres: Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
DDC/MDS: 813.54
LCC: PS3562 .E375 .K55

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