Description: An "Army of Werewolves" and the greatest manhunt in history. . . . After Hitler's suicide, American intelligence feared that surviving Third Reich leaders were plotting a comeback with hidden weapons, rocket programs, and their Führer's final testament.
May 1945. The Reich is in ruins. Hitler is dead. Yet for the US Army's Counter Intelligence Corps, the real war has just begun. They Shall Not See the Dawn is the true historical thriller following a unit of American agents, drawn from every walk of life, hunting Hitler's dangerous henchmen still at large and feared to be carrying their Führer's final political testament, orders for a guerilla resistance, and plans for rocket and nuclear programs hidden in mountain strongholds. It was a race against time to capture World War II's most notorious Nazis before they could vanish or rally a new resistance. The CIC men were college students, linguists, an actor, young draftees, and refugees armedwith guns, intellect, intuition, and sheer daring. Their quarry included Ernst Kaltenbrunner, the monstrous Gestapo chief; Julius Streicher, Hitler's notorious "Jew-baiter"; Robert Ley, master of slave labor; and other war criminals desperate to escape justice. Against all odds, the CIC brought them down, ensuring their places in the dock at Nuremberg. Timed for publication during the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg verdict and hangings, They Shall Not See the Dawn resurrects the heroic exploits of America's "G-men in khakis," the men who ensured that the architects of Nazi horror would never walk free.Brief description: Charles Lachman is the author of one novel and five narrative nonfiction books, including the national bestseller Codename Nemo, Footsteps in the Snow, and The Last Lincolns. His books have been praised by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, the New York Post, and The Christian Science Monitor, and have been adapted into CNN and Lifetime docuseries.
He is also the executive producer of Inside Edition, the most widely watched syndicated news magazine in the United States. He has been featured on CBS Mornings, CNN, MSNBC, History, Lifetime, C-Span, Sirius/XM, and other local and national programs. He lives in New York City.Review Quotes: "I thought my post-World War II research was exhaustive. But Charles Lachman has topped me. They Shall Not See the Dawn--very relevant to today--moves quickly, and the reader will learn something on every page."
--Bill O'Reilly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killing the SS
--Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The First Wave and The Liberator "When the guns fell silent in Europe in 1945, the final chapter of the war was only beginning: the frantic efforts to track down the major surviving Nazi criminals. Highlighting the role of the American and British soldiers who captured them, Charles Lachman vividly recounts their impressive but too-often overlooked exploits."
--Andrew Nagorski, author of Hitlerland and The Nazi Hunters "With immersive writing that drops you into the smoldering ruins of World War II Europe, this harrowing narrative tracks the US Army's Counter Intelligence Corps in their desperate hunt to capture Hitler's surviving top leadership. Built on exhaustively detailed research, it's history rendered with thriller-grade tension."
--Neal Bascomb, New York Times bestselling author of The Winter Fortress and Hunting Eichmann "How the most notorious Nazi war criminals were caught and made to pay for their crimes. . . . Showcases the smarts that Allied sleuths employed to capture . . . the Nazi fugitives. . . . Glimpses of reprehensible Nazis like Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Göring, Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss . . . as they switch identities and sneak underground. . . . We also follow the extraordinary men, including many American-, British-, and German-born Jews, who were tasked with chasing down the regime's most wanted, and . . . their often frightening but ultimately satisfying face-to-face encounters with real-life monsters. . . . History with the panache of a Howard Hawks war movie."
--Kirkus Reviews "A visceral, heart-pounding account, They Shall Not See the Dawn is a cinematic thriller that proves no war criminal is out of reach. . . . Lachman masterfully recreates the greatest manhunt, told through the eyes of an unlikely band of scholars, linguists, and refugees in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse. This is narrative nonfiction as it's supposed to be written."
--Kevin Maurer, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of No Easy Day and author of Damn Lucky "Allied sleuths track down, interrogate, prosecute, and hang Nazis in this two-fisted WWII history. . . . with colorful backstories of the perps and the investigators hunting them. . . . In energetic, hard-boiled prose, the author renders an atmospheric story of desperate men facing a bleak but well-earned comeuppance. . . . A riveting portrait of Nazism as a species of squalid criminality."
--Publishers Weekly "Charles Lachman illuminates a lesser-known epilogue to World War II, when the pursuit of justice for atrocities committed by the Nazis was anything but certain: Could the war criminals be found? Would they even be alive to arrest? Would the Allied High Command bring them to justice? You can feel the urgency that overwhelms Lachman's characters as they answer these questions and uncover the insidious networks of the Third Reich. They are the quiet heroes and relentless investigators who refused to let the Nazi architects of human rights violations disappear. This is a gripping account of unfinished business and of the effort to restore the soul of humanity on an international stage."
--Matthew Black, author of Operation Underworld Praise for Charles Lachman's #1 National Bestseller, Codename Nemo "Charles Lachman weaves the incredible story of the capture by American forces of a German U-boat and its secrets during World War II, an operation which allowed Allied forces to shock the German Navy. Richly detailed with undeniable suspense and action, Codename Nemo is destined for the non-fiction best seller lists."
--Bill O'Reilly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Killing Series "It's an exciting account of a daring military maneuver."
--Publishers Weekly "A satisfying World War II history."
--Kirkus Reviews "Crisp as a torpedo striking the water, Codename Nemo pulls you along with a deeply personal account of the hunters on both sides of an amazing drama."
--Walter R. Borneman, author of The Admirals and Brothers Down "A relentless, pressure-packed plunge into the depths of war. . . . A story-telling tour-de-force indeed, the quintessential story of the Battle of the Atlantic, rendered in taut prose, and with an immediacy and intimacy that all but makes a participant of the reader."
--James Sullivan, author of Unsinkable "Lachman masterfully builds a cast of characters, German and American, whose destinies intersect in the perilous waters of the Atlantic. The vivid description of life aboard a U-boat immerse you in the claustrophobic, terrifying world of underwater warfare. As the tension builds, with each 'ping' of the Sonar, the thrilling plot keeps you turning the pages."
--Andrew Dubbins, author of Into Enemy Waters "The best missions involving submarines often start with an outlandish idea, and the very best make a hell of a story. Codename Nemo does both."
--Sherry Sontag, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Blind Man's Bluff "What a terrific read from Charles Lachman! A suspenseful, fast-paced but little-known saga of hide-and-seek between a US 'baby flattop' and a German U-boat during World War II. . . . A wild, engrossing ride from start to finish with extraordinary details and insights into daily life--clashes, arguments, even suicide--aboard both German boats and American ships during the Battle of the Atlantic. This one is a winner!"
--Carole Engle Avriett, author of Coffin Corner Boys and Marine Raiders