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The Gestapo: The Myth and Reality of Hitler's Secret Police

Frank McDonough
3.76/5 (353 ratings)
The Gestapo was Hitler's secret police force. Popularly depicted as a central part of an all-powerful "'Big Brother" Nazi totalitarian police state, its primary aim was to hunt down "the enemies of the people." Drawing on a detailed examination of previously unpublished Gestapo case files, this book relates the fascinating, vivid, and disturbing stories of a cross-section of ordinary and extraordinary people who opposed the Nazi regime. It also tells the equally disturbing stories of their friends, neighbors, and sometimes relatives drawn into the Gestapo's web of intrigue, either as informers or as staff. The book reveals, too, the cold-blooded and efficient methods of the Gestapo officers. This book argues that while it lacked the manpower and resources to spy on everyone, ultimately relying on tip-offs from the general public, the Gestapo was still a strong instrument of Nazi terror. It ruthlessly and efficiently targeted its officers against clearly defined political and racial "enemies of the people."

 
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1444778064
ISBN13:
9781444778069
kindle Asin:
B01M30X398

The Gestapo: The Myth and Reality of Hitler's Secret Police

Frank McDonough
3.76/5 (353 ratings)
The Gestapo was Hitler's secret police force. Popularly depicted as a central part of an all-powerful "'Big Brother" Nazi totalitarian police state, its primary aim was to hunt down "the enemies of the people." Drawing on a detailed examination of previously unpublished Gestapo case files, this book relates the fascinating, vivid, and disturbing stories of a cross-section of ordinary and extraordinary people who opposed the Nazi regime. It also tells the equally disturbing stories of their friends, neighbors, and sometimes relatives drawn into the Gestapo's web of intrigue, either as informers or as staff. The book reveals, too, the cold-blooded and efficient methods of the Gestapo officers. This book argues that while it lacked the manpower and resources to spy on everyone, ultimately relying on tip-offs from the general public, the Gestapo was still a strong instrument of Nazi terror. It ruthlessly and efficiently targeted its officers against clearly defined political and racial "enemies of the people."

 
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1444778064
ISBN13:
9781444778069
kindle Asin:
B01M30X398