Gerald Brennan 
Resistance 

In late December of 1941, two parachutists dropped into occupied Europe on a mission to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, an SS leader whom one contemporary called “the hidden pivot” of Nazi Germany.


Six months later, they succeeded.


This is the definitive telling of this oft-forgotten story—its fascinating background, its thrilling climax, and its tragic consequences.

A propos de l’auteur

Mr. Brennan earned a B.S. in European History from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University in New York. He’s the author of
Resistance, and a series of space books including
Zero Phase,
Public Loneliness,
Island of Clouds,
Infinite Blues, and the forthcoming
Alone on the Moon. He’s done extensive original research for all of his books; for
Resistance he made three trips to Prague and visited every site associated with the Heydrich assassination, as well as bicycling the likely routes the assassins probably took. For his space titles, he’s conducted interviews with former astronauts (some of whom have walked on the moon) and consulted retired NASA engineers, but budgetary constraints have prevented on-site outer space research. (So far.) His writing has appeared in the
Chicago Tribune,
Hypertext Magazine,
The Good Men Project, and
Innerview Magazine. He’s the founder of Tortoise Books; he’s also been a frequent contributor and co-editor at Back to Print and The Deadline. He resides in Chicago.
Follow him on Twitter @jerry_brennan