Gregor Strasser and the Rise of Nazism (RLE Nazi Germany and Holocaust)

This set of 10 volumes, originally published between 1978 and 1991 and authored by some of the most renowned international scholars in the history of Nazi Germany, represent years of painstaking research, often from sources which, even with the advent of the internet, remain inaccessible. They cover: The reasons for the triumph of the Nazi Party in 1933, Business in Nazi Germany, The sociology of the Nazi movement, The structure of the Third Reich, The contribution of major figures such as Gregor Strasser to the success of the Nazi Party, Propaganda in the Third Reich, The German Navy and The Policies of Genocide. The most influential and substantial leader, after Hitler, in the pre-1933 National Socialist Party was Gregor Strasser. This book (originally published in 1983 but as yet not superseded) is a comprehensive and scholarly assessment of Strasser's significant and ultimately tragic career, based largely on previously unpublished German archival material. Strasser's importance as a Nazi propagandist, organiser, ideologue and spokesman is examined and the analysis and interpretation which follow are fundamentally revisionist in that many of the accepted ideas about Strasser's career are challenged and shown to be untenable. The book provides important insights into an interesting personality which in turn considerably enhances our understanding of the character of early National Socialism and the politics of the Weimar Republic. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction 1 The Early Years, 1892–1923 Background Towards Hitler 2 New Opportunities, 1923–5 Aftermath of the Putsch Into Politics 3 The ‘Socialist’ Years, 1925–8 The Northern Challenge Strasserism Propaganda Leader 4 Reorientation, 1928–30 Organisation Leader Crisis 5 Party Leader or Weimar Politician, 1930–2? The Party Man New Friends and Perceptions 6 The Resignation Crisis, 1932–3 Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index Peter D. Stachura. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [160]-171.