Otto Eckhart's Ordeal is a work of historical fiction inspired by the true story of Otto Rahn, occultist member of Nazi Germany's Schutzstaffel (SS) Ahnenerbe think tank, and his search for the Holy Grail. He believes that in finding such a trophy, he will succeed in proving Ayran supremacy for Nazi Germany. In Niall Edworthy's riveting retelling, a na ve young historian, Otto Eckhart, is personally dispatched by SS leader Heinrich...
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