Description: Further DetailsTitle: Disobedience and Conspiracy in the German Army, 1918-1945Condition: NewEAN: 9780786437443ISBN: 9780786437443Publisher: McFarland & Co IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/24/2008Description: This work examines, among other topics, the personal oath of loyalty that the officers of the German army swore to Adolf Hitler on August 2, 1934. It discusses how the majority of officers--those who did not become conspirators against him--complied with Hitler's orders until May 1945 despite his cruel treatment of soldiers, militarily unsound strategy and tactics, and the widespread destruction and crimes he and his forces committed. The oath taken by the officers had a strong psychological effect among a proud corps with a long history of obedience and honor. They followed Hitler to the end even though they knew they were fighting a losing battle. The author also examines why and how only a few officers, the conspirators, began to break away, lose trust in Hitler, oppose him and finally stage an assassination attempt. This history traces the development within the German army from 1918 of the philosophies of loyalty and disloyalty--and obedience and disobedience--as challenged by the Hitlerian oath of loyalty.Language: EnglishGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Military History, HistoryISBN-10: 0786437448Country/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 254mmItem Length: 178mmItem Width: 14mmItem Weight: 481gAuthor: Robert B. KaneRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Disobedience and Conspiracy in the German Army, 1918-1945
Title: Disobedience and Conspiracy in the German Army, 1918-1945
EAN: 9780786437443
ISBN: 9780786437443
Release Date: 04/24/2008
Release Year: 2008
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: History
ISBN-10: 0786437448
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Number of Pages: 279 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Disobedience and Conspiracy in the German Army, 1918-1945
Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Subject: Military / World War II, Europe / Germany, Military / World War I, General, Criminal Law / General, Social Psychology, Security (National & International)
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2008
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Robert B. Kane
Item Length: 10 in
Subject Area: Law, Political Science, Psychology, History
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
