The Eagle's Nest

“The Eagle’s Nest”: How Those Who Wanted to Look Iron-Willed Were Broken. Late 1930s. The Nazis celebrate the Anschluss of Austria—but behind the facade, there are cracks. Margareta, now the wife of Leo, becomes a witness to how—her brother Rudolf Hess faints after his first public speech, while the crowd, not noticing, roars “Heil!” How Goring, caught in ceremonial uniform, trembles with fear in his castle. How Unity Mitford, a British aristocrat, falls for Hitler as if he were a rock star—without understanding what she’s getting into. Synova doesn’t beautify things. She takes Bavarian police records and transcripts of Hitler’s first speeches—the very ones that gathered dust in archives for decades. Even the scene where Margareta tries to shoot the Führer on a hunt is not a metaphor. It’s a real episode described in her friend’s diary.