Author: CORNISH, KIMBERLEY
Title: The Jew of Linz - Wittgenstein, Hitler and Their Secret Battle for the Mind
Description: London, Century. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 0712679359). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK edition, first printing. A near Fine unmarked copy with light age darkening to page edges with dustjacket which has a small closed tear to front and is not price clipped. A work of historical detection which uncovers a schoolboy encounter in 1904 between Adolf Hitler and Ludwig Wittgenstein and traces their hidden battle to control history in the aftermath of their meeting and the strange correspondence between their ideas. The author also asserts that Wittgenstein was the recruitment officer for the Cambridge spies - the notorious 'fifth man' whose identity has always remained elusive. B2D. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: History, Cambridge Spies, Wittgenstein, Hitler, Comintern 0712679359


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