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1990 Gestapo Instrument Of Tyranny E. Crankshaw German Military History Book WW2

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1990 Gestapo Instrument Of Tyranny E. Crankshaw German Military History Book WW2

Gestapo Instrument Of Tyranny
By Edward Crankshaw
Published by Greenhill Books: London 1990 1st Edition 1st Greenhill Edition

"Gestapo: Instrument of Tyranny (1990) by Edward Crankshaw is a chilling and meticulously researched study of Nazi Germany's secret police, the Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo), and its central role in maintaining the totalitarian power of the Third Reich. Drawing from captured German documents, postwar interrogations, and survivor accounts, Crankshaw reconstructs how a relatively small organization exerted near-total control over a population of millions through surveillance, intimidation, and terror. He examines the Gestapo's methods of investigation, its network of informants, and its brutal interrogation techniques, showing how ordinary citizens became both victims and collaborators in a culture of fear. More than a bureaucratic arm of repression, the Gestapo emerges as a psychological weapon — an omnipresent force that broke down trust, family bonds, and moral resistance within German society.

Crankshaw also explores the Gestapo's evolution from a political police force targeting dissenters in the early 1930s to a key participant in the machinery of racial persecution and the Holocaust. By analysing the leadership of Heinrich Müller and the Gestapo's integration with the SS and SD (Security Service), he reveals how administrative efficiency and ideological zeal combined to produce industrial-scale cruelty. The book situates the Gestapo not as an aberration, but as the logical product of a regime that weaponised law and order itself. In concise, authoritative prose, Gestapo: Instrument of Tyranny serves as both a historical exposé and a warning — a reminder of how state power, once unrestrained by morality or accountability, can transform ordinary men into enforcers of tyranny."

Light wear and fading to dustjacket. Cover in very good order. Pages clean and well presented - appears unread. No prior owner marks or inscriptions. Binding in good order with no loose pages. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 22cm x 15cm x 2.5cm - 275 Pages

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Condition: Very good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Dust Jacket", "Illustrated"]
Region: Europe
Subject: Military & War
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Light wear and fading to dustjacket. Cover in very good order. Pages clean and well presented - appears unread. No prior owner marks or inscriptions. Binding in good order with no loose pages. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Edward Crankshaw
Publisher: Greenhill Books: London
Year Printed: 1990
Sub-subject: Nazi Germany