Book Review: Jonathan Freedland's 'The Traitors Circle' on the Solf Circle (faz.net)

• Jonathan Freedland's 'The Traitors Circle' published in 2025 by John Murray Press.
• The Solf Circle saved Jews and planned Hitler's overthrow; 76 members were executed.
• Reviewer notes author's lack of German and digressions, but praises accuracy on Gestapo infiltration.

"British journalist Jonathan Freedland has published the first comprehensive account of the Solf Circle, a German resistance group in World War II. 76 members were executed by the Nazis. The book details their rescue of Jews and plans to overthrow Hitler, but is criticized for the author's lack of German language skills and some digressions."