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Bezig met laden... Dagboek van de duivel de jacht op de verloren gewaande papieren van nazi-ideoloog Alfred Rosenbergdoor Robert K. Wittman, David Kinney
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"This exploration of the private wartime diary of Alfred Rosenberg--Hitler's 'chief philosopher' and architect of Nazi ideology--interweaves the story of its recent discovery with the revelation of its never-before-published contents, which are contextualized by the authors: The result is a unprecedented, page-turning narrative of the Nazi rise to power, the Holocaust, and Hitler's post-invasion plans for Russia. A groundbreaking historical contribution, The Devil's Diary is a chilling window into the mind of Adolf Hitler's 'chief social philosopher,' Alfred Rosenberg, who formulated some of the guiding principles behind the Third Reich's genocidal crusade. It also chronicles the thrilling detective hunt for the diary, which disappeared after the Nuremburg Trials and remained lost for almost three quarters of a century, until Robert Wittman, a former FBI special agent who founded the Bureau's Art Crimes Team, played an important role and tells his story now for the first time. The authors expertly and deftly contextualize more than 400 pages of entries stretching from 1936 through 1944, in which the loyal Hitler advisor recounts internal meetings with the Führer and his close associates Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler; describes the post-invasion occupation of the Soviet Union; considers the 'solution' to the 'Jewish question'; and discusses his overseeing of the mass seizure and cataloguing of books and artwork from homes, libraries, and museums across occupied Europe. An eyewitness to events, this narrative of Rosenberg's diary offers provocative and intimate insights into pivotal moments in the war and the notorious Nazi who laid the philosophical foundations of the Third Reich"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.53History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- World War IILC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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From that point we are introduced to notorious Estonian, Alfred Rosenberg, his rise through Nazi party hierarchy, friendship and worship of Hitler and we can see how Rosenberg ultimately became de facto main ideologist and soul leader of the Nazi party. We follow his never-ending bickering feuds with other Nazi top leaders and finally we witness his execution after he was sentenced to death by Allied Forces war crimes court.
On the other hand we follow Robert Kampmann, former German police officer who found himself hunted down by Nazi regime in late 1930s because of his Jewish ancestry. Hunted by his former colleagues he finally found his way to America in early 1940s from where he returned to Germany in order to sanction and prosecute the Nazis. He was not without quirks of his own and descriptions of his life before emigration to America make a very interesting read indeed.
One of the reviewers noted that title had nothing to do with actual story told.
That is not true. Diary in question is Rosenberg's private diary that would be of little (if any) value to a [general] reader without the actual context (bickering between these monstrous characters is just not enough to understand the actual depths of ... evil is best fitting word here). And majority of the book is exactly that - giving context to entries from the diary that are mentioned in detail.
Highly recommended to everyone interested in the darkest period of human history. ( )