{"product_id":"9781783012824","title":"The Man Who Came Back: The Story of Otto John","description":"The Man Who Came Back, first published in 1958, reads like a modern political thriller. This astonishing - but true - story not only relates the dramatic details of John's youthful opposition against the Nazis, but also gives a full account of his part in the great German wartime conspiracy and bomb plot against Hitler in July 1944. The description of John's hair's-breadth escape to Britain, and his work for the British Black Propaganda organization at Bletchley Park, threw light for the first time on many well-kept war secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturning to his defeated and divided Fatherland as Chief of West German Intelli¬gence, John was soon involved in the frantic underground warfare of rival espionage organizations; he was also caught up in the East-West conflict of conscience which harassed many of his compatriots. His mysterious 'disappearance' from West Germany and emergence in Com¬munist East Germany, his equally baffling return to the West, and his controversial trial, coincided with important stages in Germany's postwar development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWas Otto John a criminal and a traitor, or a hero and martyr? That is the question which this exciting book probes. It was a question that concerned not only the fate of one man but the future of Germany, Europe, and, perhaps, the peace of the world.","brand":"Unmaterial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165445964016,"sku":"9781783012824","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783012824_p0.jpg?v=1763722123","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783012824","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}