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At the Heart of the Reich

The Secret Diary of Hitler's Army Adjutant

By: Gerhard Engel

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At the Heart of the Reich

The Secret Diary of Hitler's Army Adjutant

By: Gerhard Engel

A revealing account of Hitler’s thoughts and actions throughout World War II from one of his closest aides. Major Gerhard Engel was Hitler's army adjutant from 1938 to 1943. During his years with Hitler, Engel kept a diary. After the war, he added material to shed further light on certain events, military and political decisions, and Hitler's attitude to particular problems. His diary covers the decision-making process behind crucial military actions, including the annexation of Austria, the invasion of Czechoslovakia, and the war against Russia. He also addresses intrigue within Hitler's inner circle and his casual conversations with other key Nazi figures. At the Heart of the Reich sheds important light on the Fuhrer's core beliefs. It includes the statement made by Hitler in 1941, “I am now as before a Catholic.” It also details his views on German Jews and dwells on the extent to which they served in the Wehrmacht. Engel also addresses the deportation of Jews from Salonika and Hitler's order to Himmler to select a destination, the details of which Hitler was apparently unconcerned with. The final part of the diary is mostly devoted to the war against Russia. Engel's reports confirm that the master plan was to take Leningrad and Rostov, then close pincers behind Moscow. The plan was frustrated by senior army commanders'’ lack of enthusiasm and Hitler's failure to exert firm leadership. Engel depicts Hitler as a vacillating, contrary man. It is not unlikely that this encouraged his generals to impose themselves and argue their plan to rush Moscow, which ultimately contributed to the defeat of the Third Reich. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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1510711562

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A World at Arms

A Global History of World War II

By: Gerhard L. Weinberg

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A World at Arms

A Global History of World War II

By: Gerhard L. Weinberg

Provides an overview of the entire war from a global perspective, looking at diplomatic actions, military strategy, economic developments, and pressures from the home front

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614

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Cambridge University Press

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0521558794

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9780521558792

Germany and the Second World War

Volume VII: The Strategic Air War in Europe and the War in the West and East Asia, 1943-1944/5

By: Horst Boog,Gerhard Krebs,Detlef Vogel

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Germany and the Second World War

Volume VII: The Strategic Air War in Europe and the War in the West and East Asia, 1943-1944/5

By: Horst Boog,Gerhard Krebs,Detlef Vogel

By the spring of 1943, after the defeat at Stalingrad, the writing was on the wall. But while commanders close to the troops on Germany's various fronts were beginning to read it, those at the top were resolutely looking the other way. This seventh volume in the magisterial 10-volume series from the Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt [Research Institute for Military History] shows both Germany and her Japanese ally on the defensive, from 1943 into early 1945. It looks in depth at the strategic air war over the Reich and the mounting toll taken in the Battles of the Ruhr, Hamburg, and Berlin, and at the "Battle of the Radar Sets" so central to them all. The collapse of the Luftwaffe in its retaliatory role led to hopes being pinned on the revolutionary V-weapons, whose dramatic but ultimately fruitless achievements are chronicled. The Luftwaffe's weakness in defence is seen during the Normandy invasion, Operation overlord, an account of the planning, preparation and execution of which form the central part of this volume together with the landings in the south of France, the setback suffered at Arnhem, and the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes. The final part follows the fortunes of Germany's ally fighting in the Pacific, Burma, Thailand, and China, with American forces capturing islands ever closer to Japan's homeland, and culminates in her capitulation and the creation of a new postwar order in the Far East. The struggle between internal factions in the Japanese high command and imperial court is studied in detail, and highlights an interesting contrast with the intolerance of all dissent that typified the Nazi power structure. Based on meticulous research by MGFA's team of historians at Potsdam, this analysis of events is illustrated by a wealth of tables and maps covering aspects ranging from Germany's radar defence system and the targets of RAF Bomber Command and the US 8th Air Force, through the break-out from the Normandy beachhead, to the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

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3789

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Oxford University Press

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0191089842

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9780191089848

Building Hitler's Missiles

Traces of History in Peenemünde

By: Volkhard Bode,Gerhard Kaiser

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Building Hitler's Missiles

Traces of History in Peenemünde

By: Volkhard Bode,Gerhard Kaiser

The Aggregat 4 (A4) was the German Wehrmacht's first long range missile, regarded as suitable for war use since 1940. Werner von Braun, had been working towards a rocket capable of bearing a 750kg explosive charge over a minimum distance of 200 to 300 kilometers, hitting the enemy target with the greatest possible accuracy. The primary purpose of the Aggregat 4 was to terrorize the British, reducing London to rubble. This book provides a unique account of the development and combat history of Hitler's devastating missiles, detailing a wealth or previously unseen material, making this book a must for World War II historians and enthusiasts of strategic analysis alike. 100 photos

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148

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Ch. Links Verlag

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3861534835

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9783861534839

Chloe

By: Gerhard Spellerberg

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Chloe

By: Gerhard Spellerberg

From the contents: Die edlen Rosen leben so kurtze Zeit: zur Rosen-Metaphorik bei Gryphius, Gongora und den Quellen (Barbara Becker-Cantarino).- Schwarze Magie in Gryphs Cardenio und Celinde (Eberhard Mannack).- Zeit und Angst: Gryphius' Catharina von Georgien und die Weltbejahung bei Luther (Hans Feger).- Spellerberg, Lohenstein und hoffentlich kein Ende (Peter Kleinschmidt). realist novel, later in the century.

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590

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Rodopi

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9042003359

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9789042003354

Scorched Earth

The Germans on the Somme, 1914–18

By: Gerhard Hirschfeld,Gerd Krumeich,Irina Renz

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Scorched Earth

The Germans on the Somme, 1914–18

By: Gerhard Hirschfeld,Gerd Krumeich,Irina Renz

This book discusses in detail the experience of German warfare in the first World War, focusing specifically on the battle of the Somme. The Somme, together with other regions of northern France, had also lain under German domination. Its inhabitants had been rigorously suppressed and their possessions carted off as booty. Finally, during their 1917 withdrawal, the Germans had subjected the whole region to Operation Alberich, a retreat involving unparalleled brutality which left the population in occupation of a wilderness wrought by war (the "scorched earth policy"). A well-known, and well-researched account, the authors have combined their research skills to produce a book which includes private testimonies. Amongst these are many unknown or previously unpublished letters and diaries as well as numerous photographs.

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314

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Casemate Publishers

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1781598606

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9781781598603

Revolutions and Peace Treaties 1917–1920

By: Gerhard Schulz

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Revolutions and Peace Treaties 1917–1920

By: Gerhard Schulz

This book, first published in 1972, is an analysis of popular movements, political convulsions and settlements that led to and resulted from the climax of the First World War and its aftermath. It considers the aims, achievements and failures of both the Allied and Central Powers, the major internal changes which took place during and just after the war, and the significance of the newly shaped Europe and Near East which emerged from the peace treaties.

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233

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Routledge

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1000535681

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9781000535686

Hitler's Foreign Policy 1933-1939

The Road to World War II

By: Gerhard L. Weinberg

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Hitler's Foreign Policy 1933-1939

The Road to World War II

By: Gerhard L. Weinberg

Hitler’s path to war consisted of two different stages that paralleled the internal development of Germany. From 1933 to the end of 1936, he created a diplomatic revolution in Europe. From a barely accepted equal, Germany became the dominant power on the continent. With the remilitarization of the Rhineland, the stalemate in the Spanish Civil War, the forming of the Axis, and the signing of the Anti-Comintern Pact, the first phase was completed. In the second phase, the diplomatic initiative in the world belonged to Germany and its partners. Germany’s march toward war therefore became the central issue in world diplomacy.

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892

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Enigma Books

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1936274841

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9781936274840

Germany and the Second World War

By: Gerhard Schreiber

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Germany and the Second World War

By: Gerhard Schreiber

Explores the conduct of the war in the Mediterranean region and examines the dramatic military events of this period

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846

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Germany and the Second World W

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0198228848

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9780198228844

Herman the German

Enemy Alien U.S. Army Master Sergeant #10500000

By: Gerhard Neumann

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Herman the German

Enemy Alien U.S. Army Master Sergeant #10500000

By: Gerhard Neumann

Engineer, Gerhard Neumann (Herman the German) was an American war hero and an innovator in the field of aviation, who worked at General Electric for thirty-two years. Neumann developed the variable-stator jet engine for which he received eight patents.

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William Morrow

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0688016820

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9780688016821

Book's by Gerhard von Richthofen

At the Heart of the Reich

At the Heart of the Reich

A World at Arms

A World at Arms

Germany and the Second World War

Germany and the Second World War

Building Hitler's Missiles

Building Hitler's Missiles

Chloe

Chloe

Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth

Revolutions and Peace Treaties 1917–1920

Revolutions and Peace Treaties 1917–1920

Hitler's Foreign Policy 1933-1939

Hitler's Foreign Policy 1933-1939

Germany and the Second World War

Germany and the Second World War

Herman the German

Herman the German

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