THE NEMESIS OF POWER: THE GERMAN ARMY IN POLITICS 1918-1945

Portada, 829 p. - Láminas fotográficas en blanco y negro. - Contenido: This monumental historical study meticulously traces the German Army's influential and often disastrous role in national politics from the collapse of the Empire to the end of World War II. Wheeler-Bennett examines how the military elite sought to remain a "state within a state," initially undermining the Weimar Republic before ultimately being subjugated by the Nazi regime they helped bring to power. The author provides a detailed analysis of the internal dynamics, moral compromises, and the failed 1944 conspiracy against Hitler, illustrating the tragic consequences of military involvement in civil governance.