Ernst Rhm: Hitler's SA Chief of Staff by E. Hancock (English) Paperback Book

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The first biography of Ernst Julius Röhm - German military officer, commander of the Nazi Stormtroopers, and homosexual.

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The first biography of Ernst Julius Röhm - German military officer, commander of the Nazi Stormtroopers, and homosexual.

Author Biography

ELEANOR HANCOCK Senior Lecturer in History at the Australian Defence Force Academy at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Table of Contents

The Making of a Young Officer, 1887-1914 * The Transforming Experience of World War I, 1914-18 * The Trauma of the German Revolution, 1918-19 * "Machine Gun King" of Bavaria, 1919-22 * Political Soldier, January-September 1923 * Putschist, September 1923-1 April 1924 * Frontbann Leader, April 1924-May 1925 * "Human, All Too Human": Private Life, 1925-8 * Lieutenant-Colonel in Bolivia, 1928-30 * Chief of Staff of the S.A., 1931-3 * The Seizure of Power, January-June 1933 * The Search for a Role: Ernst Röhm and the SA, June-December 1933 * Crisis Approaches, January-June 1934 * The Revolution Devours Its Children, 30 June-2 July 1934 * Conclusion: Röhm and the Myth of Röhm

Review

'Eleanor Hancock does not seek to rehabilitate Röhm, but to investigate carefully the role of this central, though largely ignored, figure in the early Nazi leadership. Ernst Röhm was not a fanatical anti-Semite (in fact, his favorite opera singer was Jewish), but he was excessively loyal to his ultimate murderer, Adolf Hitler. The result was that he never acted upon requests to intervene in the persecution of Jews, or even of homosexuals like himself. Hancock's balanced assessment is unsparing in its criticism of Röhm, yet relentless in its pursuit of the motivation for his actions. She succeeds magnificently in laying to rest a number of the slurs cast at him by jealous Nazi rivals. Her prodigious hunt for surviving records has been complemented by interviews with contemporaries. She has produced a thorough and very thoughtful study of Ernst Röhm which will stand as the definitive biography for years to come.' - Geoffrey J. Giles, University of Florida'Hancock has made a welcome and useful addition to the field.' - Mark M. Hull, The Journal of Military History

Long Description

The first biography of Ernst Julius R

Review Quote

"Eleanor Hancock has provided the first truly scholarly biography of Ernst Roehm in any language. The scholarship and documentation are generally superior, veritably exhausting the primary and secondary sources from Austria, Germany, Bolivia, Britain, and the United States. She seems to have done everything possible to produce what will probably stand as the definitive work." - Central European History "Eleanor Hancock does not seek to rehabilitate Roehm, but to investigate carefully the role of this central, though largely ignored, figure in the early Nazi leadership. Ernst Roehm was not a fanatical anti-Semite (in fact, his favorite opera singer was Jewish), but he was excessively loyal to his ultimate murderer, Adolf Hitler. The result was that he never acted upon requests to intervene in the persecution of Jews, or even of homosexuals like himself. Hancock's balanced assessment is unsparing in its criticism of Roehm, yet relentless in its pursuit of the motivation for his actions. She succeeds magnificently in laying to rest a number of the slurs cast at him by jealous Nazi rivals. Her prodigious hunt for surviving records has been complemented by interviews with contemporaries. She has produced a thorough and very thoughtful study of Ernst Roehm which will stand as the definitive biography for years to come." --Geoffrey J. Giles, University of Florida

Details ISBN0230120504 Language English ISBN-10 0230120504 ISBN-13 9780230120501 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2011 Short Title ERNST ROHM 2008/E Edition Description 2008 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Hitler's SA Chief of Staff Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 273 AU Release Date 2011-12-28 NZ Release Date 2011-12-28 UK Release Date 2011-12-28 Illustrations XIII, 273 p. Author E. Hancock Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Publication Date 2011-12-28 Alternative 9780230604025 DEWEY 943.086092 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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