No anti-Nazi group or individual came closer to decapitating the Nazi Party than Georg Elser. Once written off as a Nazi stooge, Elser's reputation underwent a resurrection with the unearthing of his 203 page Gestapo interrogation report. The grim detail of his lethal plan to rid Germany of the Nazi menace is recorded, as is much of the private life of the enigmatic musician turned lone wolf assassin. Escaping his debt-ridden alcoholic father Elser wandered from rural life, his musical ability enabling him to socialise while his charm prospered his prolific love life. Repulsed by the populist...