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THE DEVILS DIARY ALFRED ROSENBERG AND THE STOLEN SECRETS OF THE THIRD REICH 1ST EDITION PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Robert K Wittman | 9780062319029 | | | | | The Devils Diary Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich 1st edition PDF Book Author s :. The book then intertwines the lives of Alfred Rosenberg and one of the U. I would consider substantial mention of him and his work to prosecute Nazis appropriate for this book, but the authors seemed to want to include far too much information about him. While exposing in fresh, stunning detail the role Alfred Rosenberg played in the Holocaust, Kinney and Wittman also reveal the oft-tangled but fascinating world where history is recorded and written. No additional import charges at delivery! Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Gift Cards. New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers a knockout stand-alone thriller featuring a young federal prosecutor who risks her life to bring down the kingpin of a conspiracy responsible for murders in West Philly. It was all to no avail. Community Reviews. The phone call sparked a decade-long hunt that took them on a twisting path involving a pair of octogenarian secretaries, an eccentric professor, and an opportunistic trash-picker. Toggle navigation. I didn't expect this to be a completely comprehensive approach to every evil the Nazis perpetrated, but as the groups I just listed no more matched the vision of so-called "Aryan perfection" than Jews or Communists, I would have liked to see some greater level of respect and attention paid to them as well. Subject to credit approval. This item will ship to Germany , but the seller has not specified shipping options. NOOK Book. About the Author: Robert Hass is the author of two earlier collections of poems, Field The bulk of The Devil's Diary actually contains two sections covering Rosenberg's activities during the years his rise to power within Hitler's circle of allies and informants, his implementation of long-winded and wholly inaccurate "philosophies" and "histories" supporting Hitler's and his own hatred of Jews and other peoples, and his effect and lack thereof on various policies as they were enacted across Europe and Russia. Return to Book Page. With the war ended, Kempner had come full circle and found himself, in Nuremberg, face to face with Rosenberg at the trials at which the latter was convicted and ultimately executed in for his role in the war. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. He is a recognized long-time living historian and interpreter at Gettysburg National Military Park and various state and local venues. Their plan was to destroy everyone and everything that didnt fit into that mad view. The third section even provides extensive information about the Third Reich's attempted conquest of portions of the Soviet Union, an element of history that is sometimes overlooked in favor of the Nazis' heinous deeds closer to home. This Nazi and his history of work during the Third Reich is the heart of the book as well as the parallel story of Robert Ke Quite fascinating look at the philosopher of the Nazi party and Reichminister for the Eastern Territories during World War II when Hitler and his killers ruled Europe. The trade-off, sadly, is that The Devil's Diary talks mostly of the subjugation and murder of Jews and Communists, but neglects to fully examine the attempts to eradicate Romani, ethnic Poles, homosexuals, and many other nominally deviant members of European society. The diary of Rosenberg which is the main point of this book is the catalyst to go into detail for all the matters mentioned above. The Devils Diary Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich 1st edition Writer Our membership in ETAS has temporarily doubled our digital collections, adding 3 million additional items. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. He did make good finally and the later half of the book moves to discussion of the Nazi Gotterdammerung at the post-war trails at Nuremberg. On the Make -- Robert Kempner, who was fired by one Nazi bureaucrat years before Kempner fled to the United States, finagles his way onto the prosecutorial team during the trials at Nuremberg and helps send many war criminals either to prison or to suicide or to the hangman. You can actually see how men like Rosenberg still influence others and turn them into extremists. Rosenberg had great influence with Hitler in the beginning of the Nazi rise to power and was appointed to high office. Home Repair. The writing style from the first section to the second and third is markedly different; the first is overly dramatic and colorful, as though the writer didn't trust the reader to grasp the very real drama and gravity of the FBI's search for the diary. It has long been known that Rosenberg, unlike almost all the other leading Nazis — men of action in their own minds, not men of words — kept a diary. Sadly, it seems to me that in the US now we are experiencing this brainwashing toward Muslims. Trivia About The Devil's Diary This item doesn't belong on this page. It was my white whale. Jan 26, Don rated it really liked it Shelves: history. Contact the seller - opens in a new window or tab and request a shipping method to your location. Rosenberg played a major role in the ideology of the Nazi regime, especially in writing the philosophy of how the Nazis should view and deal with the Jews and the Communists. Skip to main content. Kempner himself isn't the most likable character, at times seeming more concerned with saving himself and improving his own lot in life than others. So the book is about Rosenberg as it is about the Nazi segment of world history and the other criminal Nazis. It is worth reading about this period of time in the history of the world. And the overpopulation of today does give one pause. The bulk of The Devil's Diary actually contains two sections covering Rosenberg's activities during the years his rise to power within Hitler's circle of allies and informants, his implementation of long-winded and wholly inaccurate "philosophies" and "histories" supporting Hitler's and his own hatred of Jews and other peoples, and his effect and lack thereof on various policies as they were enacted across Europe and Russia. If you Buy It Now, you'll only be purchasing this item. New York Times bestselling author Robert K. Prosecutors examined it during the Nuremberg war crimes trial, but after Rosenberg was convicted, sentenced, and executed, it mysteriously vanished. Prosecutors examined it during the Nuremberg war crimes trial, but after Rosenberg was convicted, sentenced, and executed, it mysteriously vanished. Handling time. This history and mystery doesn't answer all the questions it nudges into the reader's mind all these decades after the Rosenberg diary went missing, or after the formation of the Nazis, "The Devil's Diary" version I won via Goodreads was in the form of an uncorrected proof and didn't actually come with the subtitling of "Hitler's High Priest and the Hunt for the Lost Papers of the Third Reich" -- the subtitling was instead, "Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich". That is not true. The thirst for power and the depravity and the lack of conscience and boundaries. View 1 comment. The picture that long-missing diary affords of those Nazi crimes does not remake our understanding, but it certainly adds to it. Yet, due to losing several key political battles and some of his own shortcomings, he never quite achieved the prominence of men like Goering, Himmler or Goebbels with whom he had a significant feud. However, were I more versed in this subject, I suspect that I would find much of the included information redundant. That was wrong. The big parallel with today is the hate speech. All rights reserved. My theory as to why they included so much information about Kempner has two possible conclusions, both pertaining to the author's adventures in finding the diary. The Devils Diary Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich 1st edition Reviews University of Toronto Libraries St. Home Page World U. Very superficial I would say, because I already knew more than I've read in this book. Record Title:. What I noted with this book was the reason f I have read much about Nazi Germany and it is a specialty for me first as a Jew second as a person concerned about the human condition. In emigrating to America he left behind his two sons, one an adolescent in the custody of his German ex-wife, another an infant, left in the institutional care of a Nice orphanage; however, in emigrating he was accompanied by both his second wife and his mistress, the mother of his younger son. Prosecutors examined it during the Nuremberg war crimes trial, but after Rosenberg was convicted, sentenced, and executed, it mysteriously vanished. Apr 21, Andy rated it it was ok. Only the first 61 pages are devoted to the search for and discovery of Alfred Rosenberg's diary Although largely unknown to most, as opposed to Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler, Goering, and others, Rosenberg was instrumental and responsible in multiple ways for bringing about the National Socialist indoctrination of the German people. He also was one of the few who actually kept a detailed account of the activities and planning done by the top leadership including The Devil's Diary: Hitler's High Priest and the Hunt for the Lost Papers of the Third Reich by Robert K.
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