Foundations of the Nazi Police State: The Formation of SIPO and SD - Hardcover

Browder, George C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081311697X ISBN 13: 9780813116976

Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky, 1990

Synopsis

The abbreviation "Nazi," the acronym "Gestapo," and the initials "SS" have become resonant elements of our vocabulary. Less known is "SD," and hardly anyone recognizes the combination "Sipo and SD." Although Sipo and SD formed the heart of the National Socialist police state, the phrase carries none of the ominous impact that it should. Although no single organization carries full responsibility for the evils of the Third Reich, the SS-police system was the executor of terrorism and "population policy" in the same way the military carried out the Reich's imperialistic aggression. Within the police state, even the concentration camps could not rival the impact of Sipo and SD. It was the source not only of the "desk murderers" who administered terror and genocide by assigning victims to the camps, but also of the police executives for identification and arrest, and of the command and staff for a major instrument of execution, the Einsatzgruppen. Foundations of the Nazi Police State offers the narrative and analysis of the external struggle that created Sipo and SD. This book is the author's preface to his discussion of the internal evolution of these organizations in Hitler's Enforcers: The Gestapo and the SS Security Service in the Nazi Revolution.

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Review

"[The book] makes major changes in our understanding of the structure and functioning of the Nazi police state." -- "Canadian Journal of History"

"This is the first comprehensive study of how the Gestapo and all other detective police came to be united under the Sipo (Security Police) and tied to the SD (The Security Services of the Party and SS)." -- "Educational Book Review"

"The work fills an important gap in the literature on the Third Reich." -- "Historian"

"Sheds new light on Himmler's role in the complex web of the Nazi police state." -- "Publishers Weekly"

"A welcome addition to the literature on National Socialist Germany." -- "American Historical Review"

"[The book] makes major changes in our understanding of the structure and functioning of the Nazi police state." -- Canadian Journal of History

"This is the first comprehensive study of how the Gestapo and all other detective police came to be united under the Sipo (Security Police) and tied to the SD (The Security Services of the Party and SS)." -- Educational Book Review

"The work fills an important gap in the literature on the Third Reich." -- Historian

"Sheds new light on Himmler's role in the complex web of the Nazi police state." -- Publishers Weekly

"A welcome addition to the literature on National Socialist Germany." -- American Historical Review

-[The book] makes major changes in our understanding of the structure and functioning of the Nazi police state.- -- Canadian Journal of History

-This is the first comprehensive study of how the Gestapo and all other detective police came to be united under the Sipo (Security Police) and tied to the SD (The Security Services of the Party and SS).- -- Educational Book Review

-The work fills an important gap in the literature on the Third Reich.- -- Historian

-Sheds new light on Himmler's role in the complex web of the Nazi police state.- -- Publishers Weekly

-A welcome addition to the literature on National Socialist Germany.- -- American Historical Review

About the Author

George C. Browder is retired professor of history at SUNY and has dedicated nearly 50 years to the study of Germany, World War II, and the Nazi police state.

Edition details

• Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081311697X
• ISBN 13: 9780813116976
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 16