"The Nazi Conspiracy" by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch delves into a lesser-known chapter of World War II history: a secret Nazi plot to assassinate Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill during their pivotal meeting in Tehran in 1943. This meeting was crucial for determining the strategic direction of the war against Nazi Germany. The book reveals the gripping details of the assassination plot, including daring rescues, the use of body doubles, and the intense political intrigue that surrounded the event. With their signature style, Meltzer and Mensch bring to life the great political minds of the era and explore how this assassination attempt could have altered the course of history.

To me this felt more like a WWII history book vs a specific event during the war as the title would suggest - although of course there were connection points and some details of the various spy operations in Iran at that time - but I’m not complaining- I’d like to think I know a lot about the war but there’s clearly a lot I didn’t know and would like to read / learn more about⁣
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The audio was a great way to consume this book and I would highly recommend listening to it. Also, I found that it was written in such a way that it could easy be adapted into a Netflix series - I’d definitely watch it .⁣
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Was there really a Nazi plan to assassinate the three allied leaders ? I don’t know ; it sounds like we may never really know but it sure sounds plausible ⁣
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Audio rating 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧

This was a great book. I do seeing myself using it for education. Will have students cross reference this book accordingly

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The setting is 1943 and the Second World War is raging across the globe. The Allied powers are fighting on their respective fronts and cooperating where and when needed, trying to show a united front, but behind the scenes this is far from the truth. Whether he wanted to or not, President Franklin D. Roosevelt has found himself in the unenviable position of having to corral his allies Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill and get them to see they all have a common purpose, the defeat of Nazi Germany and its Axis allies. To do this he must arrange a face-to-face meeting with the three of them.

Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch present this true story of what could have been the most devastating blow to the war, the assassination of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. In painstakingly detail they describe the assassination plot, but before getting into how the plot came about, the authors provide the backdrop. They describe how Roosevelt worked all the levers to arrange the meeting, the setting to be Tehran, Iran. How he had to coddle Churchill and deal with his at times petulance, work through the intransigence of Stalin, all while leading the American war effort. Like most secrets, it’s not a secret if two or more people know about it and once the Nazis got a whiff of Roosevelt’s planned meeting, the assassination plot was put in motion.

The book reads like a spy novel, full of political intrigue, spies, double and triple spies, backbiting, double-cross, action, body doubles, daring escapes and rescues, paranoia, egos, and more. While the book may have all the trappings of a spy novel, these are real world events and the authors pull no punches in describing the horrors of war, the inhumanity of it and how all would have been lost had the Nazis succeeded in their plan. Their investigative detail transports you to the Nazi concentration camps, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, imprisonment and rescue of Mussolini. They take you inside the minds of the major and some minor characters of the war, tell the stories of unknown heroes on both sides of the conflict, take you to front line battles, and provide a view of the war from a macro and micro level. This is a mini history lesson.

I listened to the audio book read by Scott Brick. Scott brings a level of passion to his narration that pulls you in and never lets you go. He doesn’t miss a beat when describing the changing landscapes of the war, the characters, the plot. His narration brings the words of the authors front and center, captivating you from the first word spoken until the end.

Pick up this book if you want to know about the little known plot to turn the tide of the war by assassinating the three most powerful Allied leaders.

I received an audio copy of The Nazi Conspiracy from the publisher through NetGalley. When my children were young, I told them you learn something everyday. I firmly believe this. Reading this book I learn many facts about the leaders of the Allies. Americans learn about WWII through the western front, but this books explores the war through the eastern front. The narrator was wonderful making this book come alive. 4 stars.

The Nazi Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
by Brad Meltzer; Josh Mensch
Narrated by Scott Brick

Rating: 4/6/5 Stars

I am a sucker for anything Brad Meltzer and anything narrated by Scott Brick. There, I said it. I was so thrilled when I found out that I had the opportunity to review this ARC. The Nazi Conspiracy brought to life a small yet captivating and horrendous time in history and revealed an even smaller but instrumentally important part of the big picture that helped us defeat Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. I find that as I get older, I enjoy learning about history more, and Meltzer is one of my favorites to learn about it from.

This story tells about a pivotal point in WWII, where FDR, Stalin, and Churchill meet in Tehran to make some critical decisions and plan strategies to defeat Hitler. You learn about some of the spies in Tehran and other areas that helped get info back to the States to help us as well. Overall, there is a lot to this story, and Meltzer and Mensch do a fantastic job bringing it to life through their storytelling. I definitely recommend it if you're a history buff or enjoy learning more about WWII.

Thanks so much to #NetGalley, MacmillanAudio, and the authors for the opportunity to listen to and review this stellar ARC!

I learned so much from this book. I'm embarrassed to admit I knew nothing about this plot by the Nazis to assassinate Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill before listening to this book. It was fascinating, and also kind of terrifying to think about how different our world might currently be if the plot had worked (or I don't know - maybe it wouldn't be all that different considering some recent legislative restrictions in the US). Anyway, I listened to the audiobook version of this book and the narrator was wonderful - engaging and pleasant to listen to. However, I think given the nature of the topic and my learning style, I might have preferred to read the physical copy so I could highlight important things and go back and forth for reference. I found myself needing to go back and relisten to some sections because I wanted to clarify my understanding, but it was a bit clumsy to find what I was looking for by rewinding audio rather than flipping through pages. Overall though, just an excellent book. Obviously well-researched and well-written. I'd absolutely read more by these authors. 5 stars. Highly recommend for any fan of history, WWII history, non-fiction, intrigue.

That a conspiracy to kill Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill existed should come as no surprise to any reader of history. However, that one such plot to kill them when they were all meeting together turns out to be a much bigger story. The Nazi Conspiracy: the Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin and Church recounts this tale of intrigue and does it by delivering the facts as fast paced nonfiction that reads like fiction. Weaving in details of events taking place by individual heads of state on their home turf and bringing them together for a secret meeting designed to plan how to end World War II makes for fascinating reading. We observe Roosevelt responding to the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor with measured calm. After his state department spends hours crafting a message, Roosevelt discards it and delivers his short but famous "December 7th a day that will live in infamy" speech . Direct and to the point, Roosevelt lays out the case for bringing the United States into a war he had promised to avoid. This behind the scenes look at a critical phase of world history is made all the more interesting when presented as a real life thriller. The audiobook version performed the outstanding narrator Scott Brick heightens the drama of the story and brings it to life.

This was a very informative and entertaining story of a little known plot to assassinate the Allied powers at a meeting in Tehran. Much of the beginning history was well-know and not new information, which is why I only rated it 4 stars. When the action turned to the plot, the book became much more riveting. I would recommend this book to anyone that loved The Splendid and the Vile or In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson.

Thank you so much to the publishers for my audio copy of The Nazi Conspiracy. I found the subject matter very interesting and I learned quiet a bit about parts of WW2 I didn't know previously. It was well written and well researched and I love reading Meltzer.

I read this book because I had fun watching Brad Meltzer's short-lived TV show Decoded. Exploring conspiracy theories with curious minds was entertaining--and I do appreciate the homage to cultural beliefs Meltzer blended in to a larger public.

This book was a fun listen too--while its writing reminded me a bit of the Chat GPT essays we teachers and professors have started to see trickle in, it still told a compelling story that revealed the Russians as the truly sacrificial ones in the Allies during World War II.

I do plan to buy a copy of this for my son, who has been obsessed with All Things WWII for a while now and loves to listen to audiobooks as he falls asleep. :)

This is a GREAT BOOK! A nonfiction book that reads like fiction. Anyone interested in WWII, Germany, Hitler, Stalin, Churchill or FDR should read this book. I listened to the audiobook and Scott Brick did a great job with the narration.

The Nazi Conspiracy gives you a great foundation for understanding World War II before and after America was in the war. I thought the only topic to be covered was the meeting of the big 3 in Tehran, but there was so much more history in the book.

I feel like I know and understand the 3 leaders so much better. We are so fortunate that we won the war. We had great leadership, but there was so much more to it. Some of the book was hard for me to read around the killing that the Nazi's did in Europe.

This book introduced me to the war between Germany and the USSR. I had no idea how the Germans pounded the USSR for years. There is detailed information about the meetings between Churchill, FDR and Stalin. We are still not sure about the plan to assassinate the big 3, but I cannot believe Hitler would not have considered this opportunity to change the war.

The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill is, unfortunately, anticlimactic. The assassination plot mentioned in the title was foiled so early on that historians are still debating whether or not it was even real, or rather something fabricated by the Soviets in order to spy on the Brits and Americans. The Nazi Conspiracy instead functions more as a history of the Tehran Conference, including the logistics of planning the meeting, the clashing of egos of three of the most powerful men on the planet, FDR's successful mediation between Churchill and Stalin, and the eventual agreement for the Allies to invade France. This alone is worthy of a book, but the manufactured suspense provided by the author for what was ultimately a half-baked plot to take out the Big Three only serves to leave the reader wanting.

First and foremost, thank you to NetGalley, Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.

Lately I have been on a WWII bend. I've read quite a few books about WWII before, mostly what Capote called "nonfiction novels"--real events and real people with some imagined dialogue and scenes. I listened to the audiobook with excellent and compelling narration by Scott Brick.

In this well-researched book, the authors refrain from doing that, often even stating that no one can know what was said. But still they have crafted a fascinating story of the Allies' leaders and their work to end the war.

Their primary focus is the meeting of the three leaders in Tehran, but telling that story takes us through many other events, all told with immediacy and suspense--not easy when we all know the eventual outcome!

Unlike another book my book club read about what should have been one of the most fascinating and suspenseful stories of the war, about an American woman who became a spy, operating in occupied France gathering and transmitting information back to Britain. It's an incredible story made dull by uninspired writing.

Not this book! My one complaint is that it became repetitive at times, giving us the same information so that at a few points I thought I'd somehow gone back to an earlier chapter by mistake.

I recommend this book to anyone who would like to know more about Roosevelt, Churchhill, and Stalin along with some of the key Nazi leaders we seldom hear about.

The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, AUDIO, was a book I would never choose to read, but in audio it was extremely enticing. I selected it initially because of the author, but as I listened I came to appreciate the narrative. It was about the “Big Three” during World War II with occasional departures to tell another story: a spy or a “fixer” for Hitler. It told me about Il Duce and the time he was arrested and held and how Hitler helped in his release, through one of his subordinates. I had no idea of the importance of Iran during the war and so many other facts that are not normally part of the fictional accounts that are my norm. I am not a reader of non-fiction and I don’t read battle fiction, but rather, social histories of the time.

I was not aware of the plot to kill Roosevelt or Churchill, or all three, although I might have imagined it if I had ever bothered. It was a book full of backroom games during the most horrendous part of modern world history and it was told well. It was a gripping piece of history told well and concisely. It gave a great overview of the years of the war as relating to politics and non-battle logistics. It gave me hours of information and enjoyment.

The narrator was Scott Brick who who did an amazing job giving the tome the gravity it deserved while keeping a 400-page-book fresh and interesting. He was the perfect choice as reader with his well-modulated voice and calm demeanor.

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Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch are back with their third collaboration on assassination attempts of famous leaders. This time they are covering an attempted assassination of The Big Three of World War II fame (Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin). The plan was to eliminate all three during their first ever meeting in Tehran, Iran in 1943. The German path to winning the war was beginning to close and Adolph Hitler and the Nazis were determined to make a big splash that would change the direction of the war.

Mr. Meltzer and Mr. Mensch do a great job recounting this little know plot. They make this non fiction book almost feel like a fiction thriller. This was a fascinating page turner that was easy to read. Mr. Meltzer and Mr. Mensch provided a lot of information that left no stone unturned. I also really enjoyed the fifth part of the book that spoke about the aftermath and how the countries treat the assassination attempt today. (Not everyone puts much stock in the threat being real).

This is a great World War II book that examines a little known event during the war. Mr. Meltzer and Mr. Mensch knock it out of the park again. This is a must read for all history fans, especially those who are interested in World War II. Thank you to @NetGalley @MacMillianAudio @BradMeltzer and @JoshMensch for a free ARC of this book for an honest review.

Meltzer and Mensch explore a little-known event of the Second World War, a plot to kill the Big Three, that would have changed the world significantly. From a well rounded inside look at all four sides (US, UK, USSR, and German), as well as some of the cultural aspects to a summit in Iran, the authors provided an impactful piece that is sure to garner a great deal of attention. The book is well written and gives the reader a well-balanced insight into this time in history.

Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio who provided me with a copy of this book. I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

I thought I knew a great deal about WWII. Heck, I even did my term paper in high school on D-Day. But I certainly did not know about a plot or almost a plot to kill Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. The Big 3 meeting changed the whole course of the war. And it almost did not happen.

I loved how the authors delved into all the background players. Minor issues and minor players had an enormous impact on the outcome of this horrible war. And these authors brought a great deal of this to the surface.

There is so much history and so much research in this book. I actually may turn around and listen to it again. I know I missed something.

The narrator, Scott Brick, is one of my absolute favorites. He makes non fiction entertaining!

Need a book which will teach you a few things…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today!

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

The Nazi Conspiracy
By: Brad Meltzer; Josh Mensch
Narrated by Scott Brick
Review Score: 4 Stars

Five Key Feels

-This covers a part of World War 2 that I actually do not know a lot about, and it is done so well.

-I actually learned about other parts of the war too.

-It’s interesting to think there were Nazi spies almost everywhere, including Iran.

-The authors do an amazing job of building this story as the war progresses.

-The audiobook is incredibly well done.

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The Nazi Conspiracy was kindly provided as an ARC by Netgalley and Macmillan Audio. Thank you for allowing me to read this wonderful book!

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Wow, this was such a good book. I love audiobooks for Non Fiction, and this one did not dissapoint.

It was amazing to fall into the time of history, and really learn so much more about the war itself. I constantly was writing new facts that I had learned about, and sharing them with my husband.

The authors do a great job of breaking down The Tehran Conference, why it was so important to the Allies, and how the Axis powers felt about it.

This was a great book and I highly recommend it.

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In the book The Nazi Conspiracy, authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, write about the fascinating events that led up to the famous meeting between Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt and the secret plot to assassinate them. This first-ever meeting of the leaders of the Allies in Tehran, Iran, would shape the end of World War II and bring an end to the war.
This is an incredible true story that I have not heard before. It not only gave a lot of information but also was a very engaging book! The audio-book narration was very well done. I would highly recommend this book. I received a copy of this audio-book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.