{"product_id":"the-interrogator-the-story-of-hanns-joachim-scharff-master-interrogator-of-the-luftwaffe-revised","title":"The Interrogator: The Story of Hanns-Joachim Scharff, Master Interrogator of the Luftwaffe (Revised)","description":"Scharff, a German Intelligence Officer, gained the reputation as the man who could magically get all the answers he needed from the prisoners of war. In most cases, the POWs being interrogated never realized that their words, small talk or otherwise, were important pieces of the mosaic Hanns Scharff was constructing for the benefit of Germany's war effort. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn the words of one erstwhile POW; \"What did Scharff get from me? Nothing, yet there is no doubt he got something. If you talked about the weather or anything else, he no doubt got some information or confirmation from it. His technique was psychic, not physical.\" \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnother POW commented, \"Hanns Scharff could probably get a confession of infidelity from a Nun!\" \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo this day, ex-POWs fret and worry over what they said or even might have implied during their interrogations, and over what use Scharff may have made of their slip-ups. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis book delves into the question: What was this magic spell or formula used by Scharff which made prisoners drop their guard and converse with him even though they are conditioned to remain silent? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHanns Scharff's methods broke down barriers so effectively that the USAF invited him to speak about his methods to military audiences in the United States after World War II. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaymond Toliver is also the author (with Trevor Constable) of \u003cem\u003eFighter Aces of the Luftwaffe\u003c\/em\u003e (available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schiffer Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944105017575,"sku":"9780764302619","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_d16d9aec-d86e-44cb-9976-8fc89e7f011d.jpg?v=1775352661","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-interrogator-the-story-of-hanns-joachim-scharff-master-interrogator-of-the-luftwaffe-revised","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}