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  • The Gestapo

  • The Myth and Reality of Hitler's Secret Police
  • By: Frank McDonough
  • Narrated by: Paul McGann
  • Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (226 ratings)

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The Gestapo

By: Frank McDonough
Narrated by: Paul McGann
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Summary

Name as a 2016 Book of the Year by the Spectator
A Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Week' (August 2015)
Longlisted for 2016 PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize
Ranked in 100 Best Books of 2015 in the Daily Telegraph

Professor Frank McDonough is one of the leading scholars and most popular writers on the history of Nazi Germany.

Frank McDonough's work has been described as, 'modern history writing at its very best...Ground-breaking, fascinating, occasionally deeply revisionist' by renowned historian Andrew Roberts.

Drawing on a detailed examination of previously unpublished Gestapo case files this book relates the fascinating, vivid and disturbing accounts of a cross-section of ordinary and extraordinary people who opposed the Nazi regime. It also tells the equally disturbing stories of their friends, neighbours, colleagues and even relatives who were often drawn into the Gestapo's web of intrigue. The book reveals, too, the cold-blooded and efficient methods of the Gestapo officers.

This book will also show that the Gestapo lacked the manpower and resources to spy on everyone as it was reliant on tip offs from the general public. Yet this did not mean the Gestapo was a weak or inefficient instrument of Nazi terror. On the contrary, it ruthlessly and efficiently targeted its officers against clearly defined political and racial 'enemies of the people'.

The Gestapo will provide a chilling new doorway into the everyday life of the Third Reich and give powerful testimony from the victims of Nazi terror and poignant life stories of those who opposed Hitler's regime while challenging popular myths about the Gestapo.

©2012 Frank McDonough (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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  • Categories: History
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Amazing

Paul McGann an excellent narrator. So interesting to hear about cases from the war. Thank you

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I still struggle to understand how people's inhumanity people seems to go unpunished and they were somehow exonerated very well-written and researched

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Disturbing

thank heavens fo4 D Day and all those who fought tyranny in Europe and gave us freedom.

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Different and worth listening to

It was interesting to get an alternative to the perspective of what is usually regarded as an evil institution which it certainly became towards the end of the war but to begin with it was something different and relied heavily on ordinary citizens ' informing

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just incredible book that takes you back in time.

just incredible book, takes you back in time and present you with some accurate stories that will make you see and understand that era in a new way.

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Very Informative Book

loved the book and narration. recommended, gives another insight into the workings of the Third Reich

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deadly detectives

I learned an important lesson in listening to this book , how evil was perpetrated , how lenient the Gestapo could be and how most walked away from WW2 Scot free ,

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A detailed & engaging look at the Gestapo

Really well done, debunked some myths as well as having lots of the human face of the Gestapo and more importantly those who came into contact with them. Broad and thoughtful use of sources and highlighted some of the less well known stories of those living with the Gestapo. Narration great well paced. A forensic approach with a human narrative resulting in unintentional learning and no triggers to remind you of A Level Modern History

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Stuff I never knew!

A very well read book. Lots of fascinating information that I have never heard before and very interesting information on specific cases. The end of the book covers the war crimes era and that was a real eye opener to me.

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a bit of a drone

The plodding narration made this a dull read. Plus the decision to say 'geshtapo' was an annoyance. This word is used a lot, so that's a lot of annoyance.

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