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Hans Hellmut Kirst was a German novelist and the author of 46 books, many of which were translated into English. Kirst is best remembered as the creator of the "Gunner Asch" series which detailed the ongoing struggle of an honest individual to maintain his identity and humanity amidst the criminality and corruption of Nazi Germany. Wikipedia  

✵ 5. December 1914 – 13. February 1989
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The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals
Hans Hellmut Kirst
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals
Hans Hellmut Kirst
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Hans Hellmut Kirst Quotes

“All you have to do is anesthetize the masses by telling them they’re an elite, that they’ve got a mission, that they’re making history, that they’re fulfilling their destiny and fighting for a better world — and they swallow it like lambs — even when a guttersnipe says it.”

Hans Hellmut Kirst book The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals (1962)

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