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The SS: A Warning from History

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Description for The SS: A Warning from History Paperback. The postwar story of the SS is also outlined, from clandestine organisations of former SS men to the activities of ex-Nazis and neo-Nazis today Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.

The best known but least understood organ of the Nazi state, the SS grew from a minor politician's small, unpaid bodyguard into a force which dominated the racial, cultural and professional spheres of the most powerful empire Europe has ever seen. Often referred to as 'the state within a state', the SS was Heinrich Himmler's personal fiefdom and its influence pervaded all walks of German life, both private and public. Its tentacles extended into the army and police, the business world and of course the death camps.

The author reveals Himmler to be a man despised but indulged by Hitler who ... Read more

The postwar story of the SS is also outlined, from clandestine organisations of former SS men to the activities of ex-Nazis today. Supported by photographs and the words of former SS men, their close friends and colleagues, Guido Knopp brings back to life a generation whose fanaticism and violence shaped the identify of the Third Reich.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750940467
SKU
V9780750940467
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Guido Knopp
Dr Guido Knopp, born in 1948, rose to become editor of the Frankfurter Aligemeir Zeitung and later foreign editor of the Weit am Sonntag. Today he runs the current affairs department of ZDF, Germany's second national TV network. His books for Sutton include 'Hitler's Henchmen' (2000), 'Hitler's Holocaust' (2001), Hitler's Children, (2002), and 'Hitler's Women' (2003).

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