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The Nazi Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill

Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

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The Nazi Conspiracy
The 1943 Geopolitical Landscape+
Diplomatic Tensions & Planning+
The Nazi Spy Network+
The Tehran Conference+
Foiling the Assassination+
Historical Aftermath+

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Question 1 of 7
What significant and unexpected announcement did President Roosevelt make at the 1943 Morocco conference?
  • A. The United States would officially deploy troops to the Eastern Front to aid the Soviet Union.
  • B. The Allies would only accept the "unconditional surrender" of the Axis powers.
  • C. The Allied forces would immediately launch a cross-channel invasion into Northern France.
  • D. The Allies were willing to negotiate a peace treaty with Germany if Hitler was removed from power.
Question 2 of 7
What was Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's primary strategic demand from his US and British allies leading up to the Tehran conference?
  • A. To focus all military efforts on securing the Mediterranean and North Africa.
  • B. To cut off Japanese supply lines in the South Pacific region.
  • C. To launch an attack from the west through Northern France to draw the German Army away from the East.
  • D. To provide the Soviet Union with nuclear weapons to end the war quickly.
Question 3 of 7
Why did the Nazis fail to intercept or disrupt the Allied leaders' prior meeting in Casablanca?
  • A. They erroneously translated "Casablanca" to mean the White House in Washington, D.C., and assumed the meeting was in the US.
  • B. Their primary spy in the region, Franz Mayr, had already been captured by British intelligence.
  • C. They believed the intercepted messages were a deliberate trap set by Soviet counter-intelligence.
  • D. Otto Skorzeny refused to lead the mission because he felt the intelligence was unreliable.
Question 4 of 7
Who was tapped by the Nazis to oversee the tactical training for "Operation Norma," the mission to assassinate the Allied leaders in Tehran?
  • A. Franz Mayr
  • B. Karl Karel Korel
  • C. Walter Schellenberg
  • D. Otto Skorzeny
Question 5 of 7
What caused Winston Churchill to temporarily storm out of the Tehran conference in a rage?
  • A. He discovered that President Roosevelt's room had been secretly bugged with microphones.
  • B. He was deeply offended by a joke Joseph Stalin made about executing hundreds of German generals.
  • C. He vehemently opposed the final decision to launch a cross-channel attack in France.
  • D. He was frustrated that Roosevelt used a decoy motorcade without informing British security.
Question 6 of 7
How was the imminent threat of the Nazi assassination plot in Tehran ultimately neutralized?
  • A. British intelligence intercepted Otto Skorzeny's plane before it could land in the Iranian desert.
  • B. President Roosevelt's security team discovered the spies hiding near the diplomatic office.
  • C. Soviet agents arrested the remaining radio operators and allowed one to broadcast that the mission was compromised.
  • D. The Nazi spies voluntarily surrendered after their leader contracted typhoid and died.
Question 7 of 7
What major military operation was a direct historical consequence of the agreements made by the "big three" at the Tehran conference?
  • A. The bombing of Pearl Harbor
  • B. The invasion of Sicily and the subsequent arrest of Benito Mussolini
  • C. The full-scale combined-arms assault on the beaches of Normandy
  • D. The Soviet invasion and occupation of neighboring Iran

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The Nazi Conspiracy Summary & Overview

The Nazi Conspiracy (2023) tells the thrilling true story of the first meeting between the leaders of the Allied forces during the height of World War II – and the top-secret Nazi plot that almost changed the course of history. Full of drama, twists, and political intrigue stretching all over the world, it shows how the three leaders – Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin – defied all odds, and arranged one of the most pivotal events in the entire war.

Who Should Listen to The Nazi Conspiracy?

  • World War II buffs looking for a deep exploration of one of the lesser-known developments of the war 
  • Armchair historians interested in the small events that changed the world
  • Anyone who loves political drama, intrigue, and a good spy story

About the Author: Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

Brad Meltzer is the best-selling author of many political and historical thrillers, including The Lightning Rod and The Escape Artist. He also hosts Brad Meltzer’s Decoded and Brad Meltzer’s Lost History on the History Channel, through which he helped find the missing 9/11 flag which the firefighters had raised at Ground Zero.

Josh Mensch is a best-selling author and producer of American history television documentaries. Alongside Brad Meltzer, he’s coauthored other historical conspiracy books including The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy.

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