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The Valkyries’ Fall: A Desperate Attempt to Assassinate Hitler and Remove the Nazis

Claus von Stauffenberg tried to stop World War II by eliminating the man who propelled it.
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The Valkyries’ Fall: A Desperate Attempt to Assassinate Hitler and Remove the Nazis
This bunker that Hitler used was called "The Wolf's Lair." Public Domain
Walker Larson
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The Wolf is in his lair, plotting.

Near the Führer sits a 36-year-old officer, a descendant of an ancient and venerable German family, a combat veteran missing an eye and two fingers. His name is Claus von Stauffenberg. The blood thrums in his temples, his heart heaves in his chest, and his throat dries like withered grass because of what he is about to do.

Walker Larson
Walker Larson
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Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."