The first Nazi : Erich Ludendorff, the man who made Hitler possible / Will Brownell, Ph.D., and Denise Drace-Brownwell, JD, MPH ; with Alexander Rovt, Ph.D..
Publisher:
Counterpoint,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and index.
Contents:
The death of an assassin -- Ludendorff begins his war -- Ludendorff makes war against the Russians -- Ludendorff's road to power -- Ludendorff attacks in 1916 -- Ludendorff begins his five great campaigns -- Ludendorff sends Lenin to shut down the Russian front -- Ludendorff fights Lenin -- Ludendorff attacks in the West to win before the Americans arrive -- Ludendorff loses the World War and blames the Jews -- Ludendorff moves to murder the Jews and fight a new war -- Ludendorff and his work -- Timeline of the Great War.
Summary:
The man who lost World War I, went insane, blamed the Jews for his follies, then went on to sponsor Hitler and pave the way to World War II. --- From dust jacket. "In a biography of one of the least-known important military individuals of the last century, the life of General Erich Ludendorff, a savage man who was one of the top two German generals of World War I-- and who is known for, in 1918, a rabid slaughter known as 'The Ludendorff Offensive'-- is examined"-- NoveList.
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