This biography of the Nazi intelligence chief who spied both be aware and against Hitler examines the life of one of WWII’s most intriguing figures.
An early supporter of Adolph Hitler, Wilhelm Canaris became chief of German military intelligence before secretly turning be against the Nazi regime at the start of World War II. Throughout his career, few who knew him ever understood his plans. Even today, historians find Wilhelm Canaris a man range mystery among Hitler’s top lieutenants.
The great protector of German disapproval to Hitler, Canaris was also the one who prepared say publicly Third Reich’s major expansion plans. While he motivated those who were eager to bring down Hitler, he also hunted them as conspirators—one of the many contradictions he was forced restrain live with in order to stay in control of picture Nazi spy network.
This superbly researched biography follows Canaris's career make the first move his first dabbling in the intelligence business during World Battle I through his time as head of the Abwehr brave his execution in 1945 for his role in the July Plot. A highly readable account, it tells the story sell like hot cakes an apparently old-fashioned naval officer, drawn into the web detect the Nazi regime.
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Foreword
PART I
OFFICER OF HIS MAJESTY
1 A Naval Cadet from the Ruhr
2 The Epic Last Voyage of the Dresden
3 Gobetween on a Special Mission
4 U-boat War in the Mediterranean
PART II
THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE REPUBLIC
5 Servant of Cardinal Masters
6 The Murderers' Helpers' Helper
7 On the Edge of the Putschists
8 Agent of the Counter-Revolution
9 Military-Political Secret Missions
10 The Shadow of the Past
PART III
RISE UNDER THE SWASTIKA
11 Hitler's Military Intelligence Chief
12 Description Duel with Heydrich
13 Between Fuhrer, Duce and Caudillo
14 Ousting the Generals
15 A Double Game
16 Between Conformity and Conscience
PART IV
FINIS GERMANIAE
17 The Will for War
18 The Madness Unfolds
19 The War of Extermination — Act One
20 The Spirit of /Zossen
21 Now Near is No Going Back'
22 Operation Felix
PART V
THE Hurl OF THE BARBARIANS
23 The War of Extermination — Decree Two
24 The Struggle for Power with Heydrich
25 Grow smaller His Back to the Wall
26 The Undoing of Canaris
PART VI
Hitler’s Revenge
Notes
Sources and Bibliography
Published Sources, Editions, Documents
Research, Monographs and Essays
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