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Gestapo, The - The Myth and Reality of Hitler's Secret Police

By: Coronet Books

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Coronet Books)


Product Info

Title
Gestapo, The - The Myth and Reality of Hitler's Secret Police
Publisher
Category
Author
Frank McDonough
Publish Year
2015
Pages
320
Dimensions
6.25x9.25x1.25"
NKG Part #
2148192862
Type
Hardcover

Description

Drawing on a detailed examination of previously unpublished Gestapo case files this book relates the fascinating, vivid and disturbing accounts of a cross-section of ordinary and extraordinary people who opposed the Nazi regime. It also tells the equally disturbing stories of the involvement of the German citizenry in the Gestapo’s surveillance and reveals the cold-blooded, efficient methods of the Gestapo officers. Despite its material constraints, the degree to which the group was able to manipulate and collude with the public is as astonishing as it is chilling, for it reveals that the complicity of regular German citizens in the rendition of their associates, friends, colleagues, and neighbors was essential in allowing the Gestapo to extend its reach widely and quickly.