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Howard Blum has been a successful reporter for many years and has written numerous books on war subjects. He recently [published] released a book about a German attempt to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin during WWII. We spoke about the subject and writing the book.
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0:41 – Howard talks about [how he] what inspired him to write about the attempted assassination of FDR, Churchill, and Stalin.
3:18 – Howard talks about 31 year old Mike Reilly was put in charge of protecting FDR shortly after Pearl Harbor.
4:44 – Howard talks about the German planning for the assassination.
7:06 – Howard talks about the situation in Iran at the time of the assassination attempt and why this Allied meeting occurred there.
11:35 – Howard talks about trying to keep the meeting in Tehran a secret.
14:37 – Howard talks about how the Germans paid forged money to a spy.
15:16 – Howard talks about the training and preparation of the a special SS action group and the rescue of Mussolini.
20:26 – Howard talks about who in the German high command planned this operation.
22:23 – Howard talks about FDR sneaking to Tehran.
25:55 – Howard talks about the archives he used. He describes the poor security for Churchill in Tehran.
30:10 – Howard talks about previous assassination attempts against Churchill, Stalin, and FDR.
31:40 – Howard talks about the Russian records he used.
34:08 – Howard talks about how close this impossible mission came to success.
35:38 – Howard talks about why Stalin was willing to meet in Tehran but not other areas.
36:40 – Howard talks about Otto Skorzeny.
38:04 – Howard talks about Mike Reilly’s commitment to protecting FDR.
39:31 – Howard talks about Allied security within Tehran.
40:52 – Howard talks about the information on the heads of the British security team.
44:08 – Howard talks about his approach to developing a new book.
48:04 – Howard talks about his previous works on war subjects.
50:21 – Howard can be found at author Howard Blum on facebook, @howardblum on twitter and on howardblum.com
Links of interest
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/night-of-the-assassins-howard-blum?variant=32128658898978
https://twitter.com/howardblum
https://www.facebook.com/TheAuthorHowardBlum/
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Guests: Howard Blum
Host: Cris Alvarez
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