One mystery surrounding the 1987 death of Rudolf Hess is what happened to the Luftwaffe uniform he was wearing as[...] ...

In May 1941, Rudolf Hess flew a Messerschmitt Bf 110 to Scotland on a bizarre solo mission that he claimed was meant to open peace negotiations with Britain. After running out of fuel and parachuting ...

THE UNINVITED ENVOY (249 pp.)—James Leaser—McGraw-Hill ($5.95). He is nearly 70 now—a dark, brooding, badger-faced man living in near-total oblivion in the enormous stone pile that is Spandau prison.

Rudolf Hess last week used his newly recovered memory to write for the press the story of his 1941 flight to Britain. Early in the war, the Führer had confided that he really wanted peace with England ...

RUDOLF HESS was a simple, stupid soul with a strong streak of fanaticism and some eccentricity. He owed his high position — second only to Göring’s in the chain of command — to his unquestioning ...