Ribbentrop - Softcover
Of all the bizarre individuals projected into high office by Hitler's revolution, none was more improbable than Joachim von Ribbentrop. A successful middle-class businessman with Jewish friends, a romantic conservative who dreamt of restoring Germany's fallen monarchy and colonial empire, Ribbentrop joined the Nazis on the eve of their taking power. In spite of the hostility from both traditionalists and old guard Nazis, he began the spectacular rise which led to his becoming Hitler's Foreign Minister in 1938, a post he held until the end of the Third Reich. Ribbentrop was universally regarded as foolish, incompetent and intolerably arrogant. He owed his position largely to the fact that he was deeply in thrall to two people - an ambitious and dominating wife who pushed him forward; and the Fuehrer who saw him as a creature he might bend totally to his will. Though a yes-man, Ribbentrop nevertheless influenced his master's policy. His brief period as ambassador to London, where he became a laughing stock, made him violently anti-British, and led him actively to plot a war between Germany and England. His grandiose attempts at alliance-building led to a military coalition with Italy and Japan, and the famous pact with the Soviet Union. It was a career which would lead to the gallows at Nuremberg, where he headed the death procession. Other work by the author includes "The Duke of Windsor's War", "Operation Willi", "Wallis and Edward: Letters 1931-1937", "The Secret File of the Duke of Windsor" and "The Reign and Abdication of Edward VIII".
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RIBBENTROP is an excellent biography: intelligent, scrupulously fair and a remarkable picture of a man who was spiritually barren (Philip Zeigler)
Bloch's alert and highly readable style is equally at ease in world diplomacy as in the in-fighting between various Nazi government departments (LITERARY REVIEW)
Bloch's masterful biography vividly outlines the story of how a likeable opportunist became one of the most despicable figures of the 20th century. (GLASGOW HERALD)
This outstanding biography, vividly written, tells a riveting story: of the life of a sinister character...Bloch has plumbed the depths of his career with great skill. (GOOD BOOK GUIDE)
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Bloch's alert and highly readable style is equally at ease in world diplomacy as in the in-fighting between various Nazi government departments (LITERARY REVIEW)
Bloch's masterful biography vividly outlines the story of how a likeable opportunist became one of the most despicable figures of the 20th century. (GLASGOW HERALD)
This outstanding biography, vividly written, tells a riveting story: of the life of a sinister character...Bloch has plumbed the depths of his career with great skill. (GOOD BOOK GUIDE)
* The definitive biography of Hitler's Foreign Minister
* 'An absolutely first-class work of scholarship, lucidly presented and fascinating to read' - Hiugh Trevor-Roper
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- PublisherBantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0593036352
- ISBN 13 9780593036358
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages544
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Book Description Of all the bizarre individuals projected into high office by Hitler´s revolution, none was more improbable than Joachim von Ribbentrop. A successful middle-class businessman with Jewish friends, a romantic conservative who dreamt of restoring Germany´s fallen monarchy and colonial empire, Ribbentrop joined the Nazis on the eve of their taking power. In spite of the hostility from both traditionalists and old guard Nazis, he began the spectacular rise which led to his becoming Hitler´s Foreign Minister in 1938, a post he held until the end of the Third Reich. Autor: Michael Bloch Fecha: 1994 ISBN: 9780593036358 ISBN 10: 0593036352. Seller Inventory # 20230802693
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