The Gestapo: Power and Terror in the Third Reich - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Carsten Dams, Michael StolleTheme:Chronological Period/1930's, Chronological Period/1940's, Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/British, Cultural Region/Germany, Ethnic Orientation/Jewish, Topical/HolocaustPublish date:11/25/2022Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199669226ISBN-10:0199669228UPC:9780199669226Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, ModernBook Topic:World War II, 20th CenturySize:8.51 x 5.46 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.345Product ID:SCYG5HNAFV
The Gestapo was the most feared instrument of political terror in the Third Reich, brutally hunting down and destroying anyone it regarded as an enemy of the Nazi regime: socialists, Communists, Jews, homosexuals, and anyone else deemed to be an 'anti-social element'. Its prisons soon became infamous - many of those who disappeared into them were never seen again - and it has been remembered ever since as the sinister epitome of Nazi terror and persecution. But how accurate is it to view the Gestapo as an all-pervasive, all-powerful, all-knowing instrument of terror? How much did it depend upon the cooperation and help of ordinary Germans? And did its networks extend further into the everyday life of German society than most Germans after 1945 ever wanted to admit? Answering all these questions and more, this book uses the very latest research to tell the true story behind this secretive and fearsome institution. Tracing the history of the organization from its origins in the Weimar Republic, through the crimes of the Nazi period, to the fate of former Gestapo officers after World War II, Carsten Dams and Michael Stolle investigate how the Gestapo really worked - and question many of the myths that have long surrounded it.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199669226ISBN-10:0199669228UPC:9780199669226Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, ModernBook Topic:World War II, 20th CenturySize:8.51 x 5.46 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.345Product ID:SCYG5HNAFV
Carsten Dams, Professor of Police Sciences at the School of Public Management of North-Rhine Westphalia, Michael Stolle, Executive Director of the 'House of Competence', Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Carsten Dams is Professor of Police Sciences at the School of Public Management of North-Rhine Westphalia. His main research interests are the history of policing in the twentieth century, and the relationship between policing and violence. Michael Stolle is an Executive Director of the 'House of Competence' at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, responsible for the institute's training and career development programs. He is a specialist in the history of the Gestapo in the Third Reich and has published widely in the field.
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