The Gestapo - Hardcover

Jacques Delarue

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ISBN 10: 1848325029 ISBN 13: 9781848325029

Publisher: Frontline Books, 2008

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A history of Nazi Germany's secret police written by one of their victims, with a new introduction by the author.

From 1933 to 1945, the Gestapo was Nazi Germany's chief instrument of counter-espionage, political suppression, and terror. Jacques Delarue, a saboteur arrested by the Nazis in occupied France, chronicles how the land of Beethoven elevated sadism to a fine art. The Gestapo: A History of Horror draws upon Delarue's interviews with ex-Gestapo agents to deliver a multi-layered history of the force whose work included killing student resisters, establishing Aryan eugenic unions, and implementing the Final Solution. This is a probing look at the Gestapo and the fanatics and megalomaniacs who made it such a successful and heinous organization�€”Barbie, Eichmann, Himmler, Heydrich, Müller. The Gestapo's notorious reign led to the murder of millions. The Gestapo is an important documentation of what they did and how they did it.

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About the Author:

was a member of the French Resistance, and he enjoyed a long career with the S�ret� Nationale. He authored books on the Resistance, Charles de Gaulle, and the Algerian War.

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Text: English, French (translation)

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