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The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals
Hans Hellmut Kirst

The Night of the Generals: A Novel is a thriller novel by German writer Hans Hellmut Kirst, published in 1962.

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“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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