Although far from a typical raid the 20 July Plot
- Operation Valkyrie
- was still a daring & audacious attack undertaken by a small very brave group of individuals determined to kill Hitler. Hitler was badly shaken by the blast & despite the fact that numerous other attempts had been made on the Fuhrer's life since he came to power the July 20 Plot has achieved an almost mythic status. Numerous books both factual & fictional have been written on the subject. There have been several TV dramatisations & reconstructions including a Myth Busters production which considered whether or not the attempt would have been successful if the bomb had been planted in Hitler's bunker. German resistance to Hitler has also been depicted on film most notably by James Mason in The Desert Fox" & more recently by Tom Cruise in " Valkyrie" an accurate & acclaimed version of the July 20 Plot."