Goering: Hitler's Iron Knight (Tauris Parke Paperbacks) - Softcover

Overy, Richard

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9781848859326: Goering: Hitler's Iron Knight (Tauris Parke Paperbacks)

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ISBN 10: 1848859325 ISBN 13: 9781848859326

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2012

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Hermann Goering was Hitler’s most loyal supporter, his designated successor, and the second most powerful man in the Third Reich. One of the main architects of the Nazi regime, he was also instrumental in the creation of the Gestapo and directly ordered the Final Solution. But who was the man behind the carefully constructed mask?

Self-indulgent and ruthless, sybaritic and brutal, egotistical yet capable of self-effacement, weak-willed yet fiercely calculating, Goering was a contradictory, complex, and often buffoonish character. In this classic biography, Richard Overy takes the reader on a chilling journey into the heart of Hitler’s inner circle. He illuminates the many facets of Goering’s personality and charts his story from his golden days as Hitler’s most trusted commander to his failures and loss of power after the Battle of Britain, his sensational trial at Nuremberg, and his ignominious death by suicide on the eve of his execution.

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About the Author:

Richard Overy's award-winning writing on the history of World War II and the Third Reich has been praised as *highly effective in the ruthless dispelling of myths* (A. J. P. Taylor), *original and important* (The New York Review of Books), and *at the cutting edge* (Times Literary Supplement). Professor of Modern History for ten years at Kings College, London, Overy is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, fellow of the British Academy, fellow of King’s College, and currently professor of History at the University of Exeter.

Review:

“A closely argued and detailed analysis providing a new and proper insight into an evil and inefficient war machine.” --The Economist “The richest book on the whole subject that I have read for a long time.” -- Norman Stone, The Sunday Times “This is a major contribution to our knowledge of the history of the German Reich . . . absorbing reading... will remain a standard authority on the subject for a long time.” -- Michael Dockrill, Journal of Strategic Studies

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