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The Devil's Disciples: The Lives and Times of Hitler's Inner Circle
by
Anthony Read
"The Nazi regime was essentially a religious cult relying on the hypnotic personality of Adolf Hitler, and it was fated to die with him. But while it lasted, his closest lieutenants competed ferociously for power and position as his chosen successor. This peculiar leadership dynamic resulted in millions of deaths and some of the worst excesses of World War II." "...more
Hardcover, 984 pages
Published
January 1st 2003
by J. Cape J. Cape
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This 900+ page book delves into the machinations of the Third Reich's most dangerous men, the four acolytes of Hitler and their mad grasp for power. It is not so much a history of the war but more an insight into what the usual history books don't tell us regarding the in-fighting and paranoia of Himmler, Goring, Goebbles, and Ribbentrop. Based on letters, meeting minutes and the testimony of Goring at the Nuremburg Trials, it is a magnificent telling of how these men rose to power and fought to...more
finding the first part of the book to be hard to follow, with all the different political parties and individuals..I also didn't realize that the Nazi's conflicted so much with the Communists and unions. The book would have been aided by some maps that showed the location of many of the towns / regions mentioned throughout the text...in fact, I'm not sure why more books don't include maps that at least pinpoint each of the obscure (and sometimes renamed) places. I found myself having to consult ...more
Let me first begin by saying that Anthony Read has done an outstanding job in giving a history about Hitler's most trusted men! A lot of the information is information I had never read before and found it very interesting. The 900+ book follows the lives and careers of Hermann Goring, a classic case of never wanting to grow up; Joseph Goebbels, the biggest kiss up imaginable; and Heinrich Himmler, the man almost everyone underestimated. It is unbelievable about what happened in the inner circle ...more
Best work of its kind in decades. Not for the faint of heart, this is a fascinating history of the political machinations behind the Thousand Year Reich. The unintended parallels to the Bush-Cheney Era will make the well-informed queasy. First rate history.
It took me a while to read this massive book, but it was absolutely worth it. Fascinating (especially if you like rolling over logs and looking at squiggly bugs ... like Himmler ...)
A collection of biographies of several prominent figures of Nazi Germany. Gives a grudging admiration to Goering, and treats most the others as scum. Very interesting.
I picked this up when I started Larson's In the Garden of Beasts.
It's a solid academic treatment of the subject and very informative. It really details the personalities of Hitler's lieutenants and helps one understand what kind of mindsets they had in the era of Nazi Germany.
It's a solid academic treatment of the subject and very informative. It really details the personalities of Hitler's lieutenants and helps one understand what kind of mindsets they had in the era of Nazi Germany.
Too many battles and too many details about stuff I didn't want to know about. I really wanted to hear more about their lives and not necessarily about their miliary feats. I guess that is a major part of what they were,but it was hard for me to finish it.
Informative, but perhaps the author tried for too large a scope while leaving other things out. Their actual interactions with Hitler was not as well explored as the title would perhaps hint at.
This book is, quite simply, flippin' fantastic! One of the best historical reference books I have ever read!
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