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

Frank McDonough

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Prose: non-fiction, History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Military history, Second World War, Military intelligence

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- Paperback Nov 29, 2016 | 9781444778076 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
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- e-Book Aug 27, 2015 | 9781444778083 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Nov 29, 2016 | 9781444778076 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
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- e-Book Aug 27, 2015 | 9781444778083 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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A profound account and analysis of the Gestapo.

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Drawing on a detailed examination of previously unpublished Gestapo case files this book relates the fascinating, vivid and disturbing stories of a cross-section of ordinary and extraordinary people who opposed the Nazi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, neighbours and sometimes even relatives, people drawn into the Gestapo's web of intrigue, either as informers as staff. The book reveals, too, the cold-blooded and efficient methods of the Gestapo officers.

This book will reveal that the Gestapo lacked the manpower and resources to spy on everyone, that it was reliant on tip offs from the general public. Yet this did not mean the Gestapo was a weak or inefficient instrument of Nazi terror. On the contrary, it ruthlessly and efficiently targeted its officers against clearly defined political and racial 'enemies of the people'.

The book:
- Provides a chilling new doorway into the everyday life of the Third Reich.
- Gives powerful testimony from the victims of Nazi terror.
- Offers a range of fascinating and poignant life stories of those who opposed Hitler's regime.
- Unearths new evidence from Gestapo case files. Challenges popular myths on the Gestapo.
- It explains the controversies surrounding the Gestapo.

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

This fascinating and absorbing new book, drawing on original Gestapo files, provides a wide range of vivid and fascinating stories that explore the tragic human plight of victims of Nazi terror, and the motives of the German citizens who denounced them. By examining in depth how the Gestapo dealt with Jews, Communists, religious dissidents and those on the margins of society, McDonough has produced a brilliant, readable and deeply significant examination of Hitler's notorious secret police. - Andrew Roberts