{"product_id":"wolf-paperback-8","title":"Wolf - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerbert J. Stern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlan a. Winter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the Great Tradition of Herman Wouk, Author of \u003ci\u003eWinds of War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar and Remembrance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWolf\u003c\/i\u003e is a Thoroughly Researched Historical Novel about a Man who is Not Yet a Monster . . . but Will Soon Become the Ultimate One: Adolf Hitler.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perhaps no one is more controversial or more hated than Adolf Hitler. Yet questions remain about how this seemingly unremarkable man gained power to become one of the most diabolical dictators of all time. Based on extensive research, the historical novel \u003ci\u003eWolf\u003c\/i\u003e lifts the curtain on Hitler's secret life, revealing truths that have been hidden for one hundred years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story begins as World War I is ending, when the fictional character Friedrich Richard meets Hitler in the mental ward of Germany's Pasewalk Hospital. Hitler, a.k.a. Wolf, is an army corporal suffering from hysterical blindness. Unable to see or care for himself, the future Führer relies upon Friedrich for assistance, and the two men form an unbreakable bond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As \u003ci\u003eWolf\u003c\/i\u003e progresses, Friedrich becomes history's eyes and ears. Interacting with real people, places, and events during a fifteen-year time frame, Friedrich watches Hitler evolve step-by-step into a megalomaniacal dictator. A book for history buffs and fiction fans alike, this remarkable thriller, now available for the first time in paperback, presents a fully-realized, flesh-and-blood Hitler that is more realistic and more chilling than any we've seen before.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert J. Stern, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eformerly US attorney for the District of New Jersey, who prosecuted the mayors of Newark, Jersey City and Atlantic City, and served as judge of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, is a trial lawyer. He also served as judge of the United States Court for Berlin. There he presided over a hijacking trial in the occupied American Sector of West Berlin. His book about the case, \u003ci\u003eJudgment in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 1974 Freedom Foundation Award and became a film starring Martin Sheen and Sean Penn. He also wrote \u003ci\u003eDiary of a DA: The True Story of the Prosecutor Who Took on the Mob, Fought Corruption, and Won\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the multi-volume legal work \u003ci\u003eTrying Cases to Win\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan A. Winter \u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four novels, including\u003ci\u003e Island Bluffs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSnowflakes in the Sahara\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSomeone Else's Son\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSavior's Day\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e selected as a Best Book of 2013. Winter graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in history and has professional degrees from both New York University and Columbia, where he was an associate professor for many years. He edited an award-winning journal and has published more than twenty professional articles. Alan studied creative writing at Columbia's Graduate School of General Studies. His screenplay, \u003ci\u003ePolly\u003c\/i\u003e, received honorable mention in the Austin Film Festival, and became the basis for \u003ci\u003eIsland Bluffs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 552\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159689728135,"sku":"9781510769441","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8cbb36610e6c98034645e79f71c957af.webp?v=1733268484","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wolf-paperback-8","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}