▁that ▁H itle , ▁by ▁launch ing ▁Operation ▁Bar bar ossa , ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁world ▁to ▁protect ▁" Europe an ▁civil ization " ▁from ▁the ▁" A si atic ▁h ord es " ▁( the ▁standard ▁Naz i ▁term ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ), ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interests ▁of ▁Britain , ▁a ▁fellow ▁" N ord ic " ▁power ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁" fr at ric idal " ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁A ry an ▁pe op les ▁on ▁opposite ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Sea .   H ess ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁flight ▁to ▁Scotland , ▁without ▁inform ing ▁Hitler , ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁inform ing ▁Britain ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁danger ▁to ▁" Europe an ▁civil ization ", ▁which ▁he ▁believed ▁would ▁cause ▁Britain ▁to ▁end ▁its ▁war ▁with ▁Germany ▁and ▁to ▁join ▁Operation ▁Bar bar ossa . ▁After ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁H ess ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁discovered ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁" secret ▁force " ▁that ▁controlled ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁British ▁leaders ▁like ▁Church ill , ▁filling ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁mad , ▁ir r ational ▁hat red ▁of ▁Germany ▁so ▁that ▁British ▁did ▁not ▁act ▁r ation ally , ▁and ▁instead ▁of ▁making ▁peace ▁with ▁Germany , ▁supported ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁against ▁the ▁Reich . ▁H ess ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁this ▁" secret ▁force " ▁came ▁to ▁affect ▁Hitler ' s ▁mind ▁as ▁well , ▁causing ▁him ▁to ▁make ▁poor ▁military ▁dec