by Christopher Clark
|
by Mark Mazower
|
Dynamic of Destruction: Culture and Mass Killing in the First World War (Making of the Modern World) by Alan Kramer |
The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919 by Mark Thompson |
Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941 by Ian Kershaw |
Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.
|
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
Review
"It is, by its very detail, a fascinating book, and by its scope a majestic book and by its scholarship an illuminating book."--Hugh Trevor-Roper, "Sunday Times "
"No-one...can rise from" ""The Nemesis of Power" without a keen sense of the stature, quality and equipment of [Sir John] Wheeler-Bennett as a contemporary historian."--Lord Longford, "Catholic Herald"
Synopsis
This volume tells the story of how the German Army, having survived the disaster of 1918, proceeded to dominate the political life of the German Republic, exercising a virtually paramount degree of power and influence by its very withdrawal from the active arena of politics: and of how, when later it was mistaken enough to play politics instead of controlling them, it began a descent which only ended in abject defeat militarily, politically and spiritually. The author reveals the extent of the responsibility of the Army for bringing the Nazi regime to power, for tolerating the infamies of that regime once it had attained power, and for not taking the measures at a time when only the Army could have taken them to remove it from power. In this second edition, a new foreword by Professor Richard Overy of King's College London, sets Wheeler-Bennett's classic text in a modern context.
"It is, by its very detail, a fascinating book, and by its scope a majestic book and by its scholarship an illuminating book."--Hugh Trevor-Roper, "Sunday Times "
"No-one...can rise from" ""The Nemesis of Power" without a keen sense of the stature, quality and equipment of [Sir John] Wheeler-Bennett as a contemporary historian."--Lord Longford, "Catholic Herald"
Synopsis
This volume tells the story of how the German Army, having survived the disaster of 1918, proceeded to dominate the political life of the German Republic, exercising a virtually paramount degree of power and influence by its very withdrawal from the active arena of politics: and of how, when later it was mistaken enough to play politics instead of controlling them, it began a descent which only ended in abject defeat militarily, politically and spiritually. The author reveals the extent of the responsibility of the Army for bringing the Nazi regime to power, for tolerating the infamies of that regime once it had attained power, and for not taking the measures at a time when only the Army could have taken them to remove it from power. In this second edition, a new foreword by Professor Richard Overy of King's College London, sets Wheeler-Bennett's classic text in a modern context.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet. Create your own review
| |||
Video reviews
|
 |
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
Related forums
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Look for similar items by category
- Books > History > Europe
- Books > History > Military History > Wars, Battles & Campaigns
- Books > History > World History > Inter-war Period 1919-1938
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Battles & Campaigns
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Countries > Europe
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Countries > Germany
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Origins
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Government & Politics
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Warfare & Defence > Defence Strategy & Research
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
The Body Shop |
More From R. J. Overy
Russia's War by Richard Overy As German armies stampeded through the Soviet Union in the summer of...
Read more
|
Treat Someone
With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is). |
||||||||
| |||||
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
Amazon Home | |
| International Sites: United States | Germany | France | Japan | Canada | China | |
| Business Programs: Sell on Amazon | Fulfilment by Amazon | Join Associates | Join Advantage | |
| Customer Service | Help | View Basket | Your Account | |
| About Amazon.co.uk | Careers at Amazon | |
| Conditions of Use & Sale | Privacy Notice © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates |