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Keith W. Bird

Författare till Erich Raeder: Admiral of the Third Reich

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Keith W. Bird is Chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System in Versailles, Kentucky.

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PhD, Duke
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Historian, educator

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While rather dry, this monograph does offer a complete overview of Raeder's professional life; from wholeheartedly imbibing the imperial spirit of the Second Reich, to convincing himself that working with Hitler would allow his vision of professional aggrandizement to be achieved, to the bitter dregs of the Early Cold War. Bird is able to uncover little sense that Raeder was prepared to admit to his own errors of judgement and character, such was the bubble world he inhabited where the German Military was the one true church and the German officer corps the one true priesthood. That Raeder, like so many other high-ranking German officers, accepted Hitler's monetary gifts tells you what his self-image of personal rectitude was worth. That Raeder seems to have had a more varied education than the average German general makes this all the more damning in my eyes, as he really should have known better.

Personal conduct aside, the real thrust of this book is how Raeder tried to square accounts between planning for a fleet worthy of Germany (whether Germany wanted it or not) and what could actually be accomplished while at the same time maintaining personal and service independence of action. To put it mildly, Raeder wanted a lot.
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