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Laddar... The Devil's Disciples: Hitler's Inner Circle (2003)av Anthony Read
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Read all about the political intrigues and petty positioning of Hitler's paladins. The book provides short biographies of each of the main players and describes on a month-by-month basis their ups and downs in Hitler's organization. ( ) I was going to try and tackle 'Rise and Fall of the Third Reich', but got a little scared by how massive it was. This book examines Hitler's rise to power in connection with Goebbels, Himmler, and Goring. The author goes into great detail about each man, their backgrounds, their relationship with Hitler, their successes and ultimately their downfall. Anyone interested in the German perspective during WWII would find this interesting. A gripping account of the rise and fall of a group of ambitious men who hitched themselves heart and soul to Hitler's star, rose to unimaginable heights, and then paid a terrible price. It shows that these grandiose figures who exercised life and death over millions almost all came from very humble backgrounds, and had Hitler never been born, probably would have lived out their lives in petty ignominy. The exception being Goering, who was of aristocratic stock, was a brave and decorated airman during WWI, and it seems to be implied, had the wherewithal and gifts to have made something of himself. That he didnt, that he surrendered to Hitler's siren song, and ended up in the court in Nuremberg as an overweight, drug-addicted, serial self-justifier accused of unspeakable crimes comes across as one of the great tragedies of the book. The others are shown for what they are, petty, scheming, untrustworthy, continually trying to pull each other down, and no sympathy is extended to them. A great read, recommended for anyone who really wants to know how the Nazi inner sanctum operated. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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Hänvisningar till detta verk hos externa resurser. Wikipedia på engelska (15)The Nazi Regime was essentially a religious cult relying on the hypnotic personality of Adolf Hitler, and it was fated to die with him. But while it lasted, his closest lieutenants competed ferociously for power and position as his chosen successor. This peculiar leadership dynamic resulted in millions of deaths and some of the worst excesses of World War II. The Devil's Disciples is the first major book for a general readership to examine those lieutenants, not only as individuals but also as a group. It focuses on the three most important Nazi paladins-Göring, Goebbels, and Himmler-with their nearest rivals-Bormann, Speer, and Ribbentrop-in close attendance. Others who were removed in various ways-like Gregor Strasser, Ernst Röhm, Heydrich, and Hess-play supporting roles. Making the fullest use of diaries, documents, and memoirs, The Devil's Disciples offers fresh insights into their characters and their relationships to one another and to Hitler. Perceptive, illuminating, and grandly ambitious, The Devil's Disciples is above all a powerful chronological narrative, showing how the personalities of Hitler's inner circle developed and how their jealousies and constant intrigues affected the regime, the war, and Hitler himself. It is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Nazi period, or the workings of a dictatorship. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Google Books — Laddar... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)943.086History and Geography Europe Germany and central Europe Historical periods of Germany Germany 1866- Third Reich 1933-1945Klassifikation enligt LCBetygMedelbetyg:
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