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En fouillant dans les archives allemandes récemment ouvertes, Macintyre raconte comment Elisabeth, qui est retournée en Allemagne en 1893, a greffé ses idées antisémites et nationalistes sur la philosophie de son frère, construisant un culte mythique autour de lui. Elisabeth est ensuite devenue un mentor d'Hitler ; ses funérailles solennelles en 1935 ont été suivies par un Führer éploré. Parsemé d'une ironie mordante, le brillant travail d'enquête de Macintyre ajoute du poids à l'idée, partagée par de nombreux universitaires, que l'utilisation par les nazis des idées de Friedrich Nietzsche pour justifier leurs actes et doctrines maléfiques était une perversion de sa pensée.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817382580304,"sku":"9780771029844B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780771029844-l.jpg?v=1785864728"},{"product_id":"prisoners-of-the-castle-an-epic-story-of-survival-and-escape-9780593444603b","title":"Les prisonniers du château : Une histoire épique de survie et d'évasion de Colditz, la forteresse-prison nazie","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBEST-SELLER DU NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLe « récit divertissant [et] souvent émouvant » (\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e) des prisonniers de guerre remarquables dont les tentatives d'évasion incessamment créatives d'une célèbre prison nazie incarnaient l'esprit de résistance contre le fascisme, par l'auteur de \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Spy and the Traitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDans ce récit captivant, Ben Macintyre s'approprie entièrement l'une des histoires de prison les plus célèbres de l'histoire. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'armée allemande a utilisé l'imposant château de Colditz pour détenir les prisonniers alliés les plus insoumis. Pendant quatre ans, ces prisonniers du château ont mis à l'épreuve ses murs et ses gardiens avec des tentatives d'évasion ingénieuses qui sont devenues légendaires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMais comme le montre Macintyre, l'histoire de Colditz était bien plus qu'une simple évasion. Sa population représentait une société en miniature, pleine de héros et de traîtres, de conflits de classes et d'alliances secrètes, et de toute la gamme de la joie et du désespoir humains. Dans le récit de Macintyre, les noms les plus célèbres de Colditz—comme l'indomptable Pat Reid—partagent la gloire avec des personnages moins connus mais tout aussi remarquables comme le médecin indien Birendranath Mazumdar dont les mauvais traitements, la grève de la faim et l'évasion éventuelle se lisent comme de la fiction; Florimond Duke, le plus ancien parachutiste d'Amérique et l'agent secret le moins réussi; et Christopher Clayton Hutton, le brillant inventeur employé par les services de renseignement britanniques pour fabriquer des aides d'évasion secrètes pour les prisonniers de guerre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ePrisoners of the Castle\u003c\/span\u003e retrace l'arc de la guerre depuis l'intérieur des murs de pierre de Colditz, où les enjeux ont augmenté à mesure que la machine de guerre d'Hitler vacillait et que les hommes craignaient que la libération ne vienne pas assez tôt pour leur épargner un sort horrible aux mains des nazis. 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Ursula Burton était amicale mais réservée, et parlait anglais avec un léger accent étranger. De l’avis général, elle semblait mener une vie simple et discrète. Ses voisins du village savaient peu de choses sur elle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIls ne savaient pas qu’elle était une agente de renseignement soviétique de haut rang. Ils ignoraient que son mari était lui aussi un espion, ou qu’elle dirigeait de puissants agents à travers l’Europe. Derrière la façade de sa vie pittoresque, Burton était une communiste dévouée, une colonelle soviétique et une agente vétéran, collectant les secrets scientifiques qui permettraient à l’Union soviétique de construire la bombe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCette histoire vraie d’espionnage est un chef-d’œuvre sur la femme nommée « Sonya ». Au cours de sa carrière, elle a été traquée par les Chinois, les Japonais, les nazis, le MI5, le MI6 et le FBI – et elle les a tous évités. 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