The irony here is that Hitler did want peace (if only to clear the way for an invasion of the Soviet Union), but was continuously rebuffed by the British. This

The irony here is that Hitler did want peace (if only to clear the way for an invasion of the Soviet Union), but was continuously rebuffed by the British. This book is a good record of the various peace attempts and the British misuse of them to ensnare Hess: https://archive.org/details/hitlerhessdecept0000alle https://archive.org/details/hitlerhessdecept0000alle