Title: Der Orden unter dem Totenkopf
Subtitle: Die Geschichte der SS
First published: 1976
Description: The SS was the terror of Europe. Swearing eternal allegiance to Adolf Hitler, it infiltrated every aspect of German life and was responsible for the deaths of millions. This gripping history recounts the strange and, at times, absurd true story of Hitler's SS. It exposes an organization that was not directed by some devilishly efficient system but was the product of accident, inevitability, and the random convergence of criminals, social climbers, and romantics. Above all, this eye-opening book describes in fascinating detail the chaotic political conditions that allowed the SS-despite rivalries and bizarre conditions-to assume and exercise unaccountable power.
Subjects: History, National socialism, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel, Politics and government, Schutzstaffel, Germany, history, military, Nationalsozialistische deutsche arbeiter-partei, schutzstaffel
Places: Germany
Time periods: 1933-1945, 1925-1945