Search Results: (Subject: The Third Reich - General @ militaryhistorybooks.com ) from Military History Books

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Orginally published in Germany prior to World War II as 'Adolf Hitler - Pictures from the Life of the Fuhrer', the book included lauditory articles by such Third Reich luminaries as Goebbels, Shreck, Dietrich, Ley, Speer, Todt and Schirach. The translation by Inge Christi, retains the fanatical atmosphere and language of the National Socialist era. (Published: 1990) (Publisher: Universal Books) (ISBN: 0908240880) (Pagination: 176pp, 300 col & b/w ills. Large format.) (Condition: Very good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Spanning the three crucial decades between World War I and Hitler's death, this is a composite of biography, sociopolitical history of psychological research. The author takes Hitler from birth in 1889 to his death, while examining the monumental impact this one man had upon the 20th century. (Published: 1980) (Publisher: Perigee Books) (ISBN: 0399112863) (Pagination: 294pp illustrations) (Condition: Good in card covers. Pages browning.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) A revealing study of one of the Third Reich's most powerful figures, Hitler's Architect and later war-time Minister for Armaments. The book covers his involvement with forced and concentration camp labour, his knowledge of the "Final Solution", and his views on Hitler, Goebbels, Goering and Himmler. The author had access to Speer's private unpublished papers and this is an inside view of the Third Reich and how it worked at the highest levels. A study of Speer's battle of conscience and the collective guilt of the German people. (Published: 1995) (Publisher: Macmillan) (ISBN: 0333645197) (Pagination: 757pp, 40 photos, references, notes, index) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) The story of the partnership of Ukrainian nationalists with the SS to implement the "Final Solution" in World War II. Nazi political goals coincided with those of nationalist organisations with chilling results. There are first hand, eyewitness accounts by victims, plus objective analyses of the events surrounding the horrific crimes. Ukranian motivations, and the failings of the Jewish population in Poland and the USSR to react decisively to impending Nazi occupation are documented. Features many previously unpublished photographs. (Published: 1991) (Publisher: Sarpedon Publishing) (ISBN: 1561710202) (Pagination: viii + 304pp, 20 photos) (Condition: As new in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) NSDAP Propagandists under the microscope. A German language selection of essays, news items, documentation, texts and regulations against fascism and distortion, disregard and denial by Federal Republic of Germany from 1945 - 1977. Particularly concentrates on Manfred Roeder who was a military judge in Nazi Germany, Thies Christophersen, a prominent German Holocaust denier and Erwin Schönborn, a German publisher, a neo-Nazi, historical revisionist and Holocaust denier. GERMAN TEXT (Published: 1978) (Publisher: J. Reents Verlag) (ISBN: 3883050031) (Pagination: 203pp, numerous b/w illustrations) (Condition: good in creased card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Memoirs of Nazi Germany by a popular American expatriate writer who lived there for several years prior to the Second World War. During the war she negotiated for the release of hostages held by the Nazis. This is an expertly written, first-hand account of how the German people saw the regime and a fascinating insight into this vital period of modern history. (Published: 1988) (Publisher: The Cresset Library) (ISBN: 0091732255) (Pagination: 316pp) (Condition: very good in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) SS Reichsfuhrer, Heinrich Himmler planned the destruction of the German Jews well before WWII. By 1939 he was studying proposals to use gas chambers and crematoria in dedicated extermination camps. This is the story of his ongoing plots and how they came to fruition. Hardback edition in plastic covered dustjacket. Pages browning at edges. Previous owner name on endpaper. (Published: 1991) (Publisher: The Bodley Head) (ISBN: 0370313526) (Pagination: 335pp) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Paperback edition.Good. SS Reichsfuhrer, Heinrich Himmler, planned the destruction of the German Jews well before WWII. By 1939 he was studying proposals to use gas chambers and crematoria in dedicated extermination camps. This is the story of his ongoing plots and how they came to fruition. (Published: 1991) (Publisher: The Bodley Head) (ISBN: 0370313526) (Pagination: 335pp.) (Condition: Good in card covers. Pages browning) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) The Army and the Third Reich - An essay in historical interpretation. This book studies the Wehrmacht's relationship to Nazism, and provides an analysis of the Army leadership's responses to Hitler. It also looks at the growth and nature of the opposition in the military elite, and includes a chapter on Colonel-General Ludwig Beck, Chief of the General Staff, 1933-1938. (Published: 1987) (Publisher: Manchester Univ. Press) (ISBN: 0719023300) (Pagination: x + 122pp) (Condition: card covers. storage wear only) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) A collection of eye-witness accounts of the circumstances leading to the death in Czechoslovakia of the 'Butcher of Prague', Reinhard Heydrich, Himmler's deputy and founder of the Gestapo. He was assassinated on 27th May, 1942, by a team of exiled Czechs. In the aftermath the assassins were hunted down and Nazi reprisals included the wiping out of the village of Lidice. Translated from French by Patrick O'Brian. (Published: 1973) (Publisher: Hart-Davis MacGibbon) (ISBN: 024610564X) (Pagination: 292pp, 26 b/w photographs) (Condition: ex library, fair in plastic covered boards which are slightly scored ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) In 1944, Allied reconnaissance pilots, searching out industrial targets in the area, repeatedly photographed Auschwitz. The pictures, apparently overlooked by the Allies, were routinely filed in government archives and not examined until 1979. First-hand reports on the horrors of the death camps came to the West by 1944 in the person of two escaped Auschwitz prisoners. Their testimonies, and those of subsequent escapees, were either ignored or dismissed. This book explains the reasons why. (Published: 1981) (Publisher: Michael Joseph) (ISBN: 0718120175) (Condition: 368pp illustrations, endpaper maps) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) The author tells the definitive history of the most notorious Nazi institution of them all. We discover how Auschwitz evolved from a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners into the site of the largest mass murder in history - a death camp where around a million Jews were killed. He examines the mentality and motivations of the key Nazi decision makers, and perpetrators of appalling crimes speak here for the first time about their actions. (Published: 2005) (Publisher: BBC Publications) (ISBN: 9780563521174) (Pagination: 320pp illustrations) (Condition: Small graze on d/w. Good.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) A chronology of the campaigns on the Eastern Front, 1941-45. This first volume covers the period from June, 1941 to November, 1942, when the massive concentration of German forces in Eastern Europe precipitated the largest land conflict the world had ever seen. This day-by-day account includes detailed German and Soviet orders of battle, detailed studies of each combat sector, numerous illustrations and 25 maps (Published: 2003) (Publisher: Spellmount) (ISBN: 1862272069) (Pagination: 326pp. illustrations.maps.) (Condition: Shelfwear only) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) A chronology of the campaigns on the Eastern Front, 1941-45. This first volume covers the period from June, 1941 to November, 1942, when the massive concentration of German forces in Eastern Europe precipitated the largest land conflict the world had ever seen. This day-by-day account includes detailed German and Soviet orders of battle, studies of each combat sector, numerous illustrations and 25 maps (Published: 2003) (Publisher: Spellmount) (ISBN: 1862272069) (Pagination: 310p, illustrations, maps) (Condition: Mint in protected d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Berlin was the nerve-centre of Hitler's Germany. It was the backdrop for the most lavish of Nazi ceremonies, the venue for Albert Speer's grandiose plans to forge a new 'world metropolis', and the scene of the final climactic battle to defeat Nazism. Yet we know little about the wider challenges posed to the German people by living under a dictatorship in wartime. This vivid study portrays the German experience of the Second World War from the viewpoint of the capital’s streets and homes. An Author's review copy, some pen marks in margins. No pictures or maps. (Published: 2010) (Publisher: The Bodley Head) (ISBN: 9780224080712) (Pagination: 421pp) (Condition: Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, also known as the "Desert Fox", was perhaps the most famous German Field Marshal of World War II. He commanded the Deutsches Afrikakorps and became known for the skillful military campaigns he waged in North Africa. He was later in command of the German forces opposing the Allied Normandy invasion. His fortunes changed when he was suspected of involvement in the failed July 20 Plot of 1944 to kill Hitler and was forced to commit suicide by the SS. (Published: 1984) (Publisher: Bison Books) (ISBN: 0861240405) (Pagination: 168pp, 19 col & 197 b/w ills, 9 maps. Large format) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Len Deighton's epic study of of Germany's concept of 'Lightning War', first used in the speedy conquest of Poland. He traces the secret re-armament programme and the rise of the German Armed Forces, seemingly overlooked by the complacent Allies. Includes a graphic account of the Fall of France in 1940. (Published: 1979) (Publisher: Jonathan Cape) (ISBN: 0224016482) (Pagination: 319pp, 59 photos, 23 ills, maps, bibliography, index) (Condition: vg in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Faded spine. Len Deighton's epic study of of Germany's concept of 'Lightning War', first used in the speedy conquest of Poland. He traces the secret re-armament programme and the rise of the German Armed Forces, seemingly overlooked by the complacent Allies. Includes a graphic account of the Fall of France in 1940. (Published: 1979) (Publisher: Book Club Edition) (Pagination: 320pp, 59 photos, 20 maps, 23 figs, index) (Condition: g in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) The author, a British Jew, discusses the guilt, responsibilities and punishment of SS-Obersturmbannführer Eichmann. He was one of the major organizers of the Holocaust, facilitating and managing the logistics of deportation of Jews to extermination camps in Eastern Europe. After the war, he fled to Argentina but in 1960 he was captured there by Mossad operatives and taken to Israel to face trial. He was found guilty and executed by hanging in 1962. (Published: 1961) (Publisher: Gollancz) (Pagination: 61pp) (Condition: Card covers creased and worn, text good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Mass market paperback. Good.The "Lebensborn" programme instigated by Himmler in 1935 to populate the Third Reich with racially acceptable children. (Published: 1977) (Publisher: Corgi Books) (ISBN: 0552106143) (Pagination: 256pp, illustrations) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX