'Paddy Ashdown has a great gift for narrative history. He unearths little known stories and places them in context with great dexterity. His new book throws fresh and important light on a crucial topic.' Jonathan Dimbleby; 'One cannot read too much about the 1930s to inoculate against its evils, so I recommend Paddy Ashdown's excellent new book 'Nein!' .

Ashdown writes movingly about the repeated attempts of German patriots to warn the Allies about Hitler and to frustrate or assassinate him .A roll call of heroism . Ashdown brings them together in a compelling narrative of a decade of resistance to evil at the heart of 'European civilisation'.' Lord Adonis. About the Author: After service as a Royal Marine and as an intelligence officer for the UK security services, Paddy Ashdown was a Member of Parliament for Yeovil from 1983 to 2001, and leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 until 1999.

Later he was the international High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2006. He was made a Kni