Himmlers Nazi Concentration Camp Guards

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
Cover of the book Himmlers Nazi Concentration Camp Guards by Baxter, Ian, Pen and Sword
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Baxter, Ian ISBN: 9781783034970
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: January 19, 2013
Imprint: Pen and Sword Language: English
Author: Baxter, Ian
ISBN: 9781783034970
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: January 19, 2013
Imprint: Pen and Sword
Language: English

This book is the most thorough study yet of the whole process of recruitment, indoctrination and performance of those responsible for the guarding of concentration camp inmates. It is not an attractive subject the conversion of human beings into murderers and individuals routinely carrying out appalling acts of cruelty are bound to be shocking. But it happened under the Third Reich on a massive scale.Of the 55,000 Nazi concentration camp guards, some 3,700 were women. The book studies their behavior with examples along with that of their male counter-parts.The book follows the development of concentration camps from the early beginnings in the 1930s (Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen etc.), through their establishment in the conquered territories of Poland and Czechoslovakia to the extermination camps (Dachau, Auschwitz). In parallel, it describes, using original source material, the behavior of the guards who became in numerous cases immune to the horrors around them.This is well borne out by the conduct of the guards during the Liberation process, which is also movingly described using numerous personal accounts of shocked Allied personnel.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book is the most thorough study yet of the whole process of recruitment, indoctrination and performance of those responsible for the guarding of concentration camp inmates. It is not an attractive subject the conversion of human beings into murderers and individuals routinely carrying out appalling acts of cruelty are bound to be shocking. But it happened under the Third Reich on a massive scale.Of the 55,000 Nazi concentration camp guards, some 3,700 were women. The book studies their behavior with examples along with that of their male counter-parts.The book follows the development of concentration camps from the early beginnings in the 1930s (Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen etc.), through their establishment in the conquered territories of Poland and Czechoslovakia to the extermination camps (Dachau, Auschwitz). In parallel, it describes, using original source material, the behavior of the guards who became in numerous cases immune to the horrors around them.This is well borne out by the conduct of the guards during the Liberation process, which is also movingly described using numerous personal accounts of shocked Allied personnel.

More books from Pen and Sword

Cover of the book Cold War Command by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book The Black Bull by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book Major and Mrs Holts Pocket Battlefield Guide to Ypres and Passchendaele by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book The Battle of the Bulge by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book Menus, Munitions and Keeping the Peace by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book Building a Miniature Navy Board Model by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book The Defence of Sevastopol 1941-1942 by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book Guillemont by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book Fly By Nights by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book British Army: A Pocket Guide 2008 - 2009 by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book SS Specialist Units in Combat by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book Project Seven Alpha by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book Darwin Spitfires by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book Wellington's Engineers by Baxter, Ian
Cover of the book Your Irish Ancestors by Baxter, Ian
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy