To maintain his iron grip on the German people through the ministries of his dictatorial government, Hitler surrounded himself with a small clique of fanatical, devoted acolytes.

Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.Even though the history of the Nazi party is a favorite topic of mine, the book still held my interest as it provided an insight into the lives and beliefs of six of the staff closest to Hitler, although nothing new. This is an extensively illustrated study of Alfred Rosenberg, Albert Speer, Heinrich Himmler, Josef Goebbels, Martin Bormann, Hermann Goering, Baldur von Shirach, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Rudolf Hess. the way he described it, some of these guys really just woke up one day and randomly decided to blame all their problems on a jewish conspiracy. Johann Reichhart was a state-appointed judicial executioner in Bavaria from 1924 until the end of the war in Europe. Donitz is rather an odd man out; a purely military figure until the poisoned chalice of becoming Hitler's successor.

In one page he is referred to as: “the opinion-former,” “the new controller of press,” “the conductor,” “the disabled hack,” “the former pauper,” “the would-be Robespierre,” “the agitator. Ever the opportunist, he finally constructed an elaborate façade to hide his guilt; Knopp tears it apart. The information in the book is very comprehensive and detailed and is supported throughout with a great number of photographs which is primarily what the aim of the book is. I am deeply ashamed to admit that my knowledge of the rise of the Nazis in Germany and the events of WW2 has been very superficial.

After the defeat of Nazi Germany, Priebke fled to Argentina, where he lived for almost 50 years before being extradited to Italy to face trial. I know the book covered the people surrounding Hitler and not Hitler himself but a brief chapter on the leader himself would have rounded off this excellent book very nicely. Helmut Ortner reveals a staggering history of perpetrators, victims and bystanders in Hitler's Germany.

Finn not only tells their story but he brings them to life, makes them seem like real people, warts and all. Used books have different signs of use and might not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. Am not sure about all the negative things said about this seller by other people,,, because my experience was completely different, totally positive. More than half a century after Hitler's demise the authors have successfully recovered what was until now "lost" private and official film footage of Hitler's aides. After the Second World War, many others responsible for these war crimes were tried at Nuremburg and subsequently executed.

His peace proposal—met with no response from the British—was essentially the same as the peace offer made by Hitler in July 1940: an end to hostilities with Britain and its empire in exchange for a free German hand on the European continent. This series from the Contemporary History team at ZDF follows in the footsteps of the internationally acclaimed documentary series "Hitler - An Analysis" and is dedicated to understanding the paladins who so ably served their Führer. Selle asemel, et sõda juhtida, tegeles ta kogu Europast kunstiväärtuste varastamisega ning rongidega Saksamaale ja oma lossi transportimisega. Featured are Goebbels, Goring, Hess, Bormann, Himmler, Speer, von Schirach, von Ribbontrop, Rosenberg, and Eva Braun. Hitler's Henchmen is comprised of a series of mini-biographies: Goebbels, Goring, Himmler, Hess, Speer and Donitz are discussed in the book.