The Order of the Death's Head: The Story of Hitler's SS (Classic Military History)
by Heinz Hohne; Translator-Richard Barry
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0141390123
- ISBN 13
- 9780141390123
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Penguin Books, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. VERY GOOD+ Unread. No marks. Spine is uncreased. . . . . Swearing eternal allegiance to Hitler, Germany's SS was the terror of Europe, infiltrating every aspect of German life and responsible for the deaths of millions. This gripping history recounts the true story of the SS, and details the chaotic political conditions that allowed it to assume and exercise power. Illustrations. Maps. . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Introduction -- 2.) The Formation of the SS -- 3.) Heinrich Himmler -- 4.) From Bodyguard to Party Police Force -- 5.) Seizure of Power -- 6.) The Rohm Putsch -- 7.) The Order of the SS -- 8.) Heydrich and the Gestapo -- 9.)The SD -- 10.) The RSHA -- 11.) The SS and Foreign Policy -- 12.) Racial Policy in the East -- 13.) The Jewish Question -- 14.) The *Final Solution* -- 15.) The Impotence of Power -- 16.) The Waffen-SS -- 17.) The SS and German Resistance -- 18.) The End ----- APPENDICES: a.) Notes -- b.) Glossary -- c.) Table of SS Ranks -- d.) Partition of Poland 1939-1942 -- e.) The Fate of German Jewry -- f.) Einsatzgruppen in Occupied Russia -- h.) The Destruction of European Jewry -- i.) The Victims of the *Final Solution* -- j.) The Military Situation at the End of January 1945 -- k.) Bibliography
Synopsis
The SS was the terror of Europe. Swearing eternal allegiance to Adolf Hitler, it infiltrated every aspect of German life and was responsible for the deaths of millions. This gripping history recounts the strange and, at times, absurd true story of Hitler's SS. It exposes an organization that was not directed by some devilishly efficient system but was the product of accident, inevitability, and the random convergence of criminals, social climbers, and romantics. Above all, this eye-opening book describes in fascinating detail the chaotic political conditions that allowed the SS-despite rivalries and bizarre conditions-to assume and exercise unaccountable power.
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- Bookseller
- Antique Mall Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2404150008
- Title
- The Order of the Death's Head: The Story of Hitler's SS (Classic Military History)
- Author
- Heinz Hohne; Translator-Richard Barry
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0141390123
- ISBN 13
- 9780141390123
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
- X weight
- 27 oz
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