Making It in Publishing: An Insider's Guide to Career Opportunities Book

A fact-filled, well-organized presentation of the events leading up to, during, and after the assassination in Czechoslovakia of one of the most powerful and repulsive of the Nazi leaders. The depiction of the actual assassination reads like thriller.

... a Czech man who worked inside the Hradcany Castle PS a new through the window each night containing details of Heydrich's movements and whether or not he had been accompanied by an escort

... Heydrich rode in the front of the car with the chauffeur … the back seat was empty … there was no escort … at 10:32 Valcik signalled … as the car slowed, Gabcik raised the sten and pulled the trigger at point blank range … it failed to fire

… instead of speeding away, Heydrich ordered the car to stop, not seeing Kubis ... Kubis threw the bomb which exploded against the rear wheel, throwing shrapnel back on him and also into the car and Heydrich

... Heydrich and the driver jumped out … drew their pistols… chased Gabcik and Kubis, both of whom escaped

... Heydrich staggered and fell against his wrecked car … a woman commandeered a small truck … He was loaded in and taken to the Bulkova hospital … his external wounds were cleaned … but an x-ray revealed internal injuries including splinters from the bomb or the car in his spleen

... Heydrich's condition deteriorated … doctors chose not to remove the infected spleen … treated with drugs (an early versin of sulphanomide)

... in retaliation, thousands of Jews were taken off to extermination … but this was not enough for Hitler … the small village of Lidice was selected and destroyed