The Sa Generals and the Rise of Nazism

Name: The Sa Generals and the Rise of Nazism
Brand: University Press of Kentucky
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By Bruce Campbell

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No part of the Nazi movement contributed more to Hitler's success than the Sturmabteilung (SA) -- the notorious Brown Shirts. Bruce Campbell offers the first in-depth study in English of the men who held the three highest ranks in the SA. Organized on military lines and fired by radical nationalism, the Brown Shirts saw themselves as Germany's paramilitary saviors. Campbell reveals that the homogeneity of the SA leadership was based not on class or status, but on common experiences and training. Unlike other investigations of the Nazi party, The SA Generals and the Rise of Nazism focuses on the military and political activities of the Brown Shirts to show how they developed into SA Leaders. By tracing the activities, both individual and collective, of these men's adult lives through 1945, Campbell shows where members acquired the experience necessary to build, lead, and administer the SA. These men were instrumental in creating the Nazi concept of "political soldiering," combining military organization with political activism. Campbell's enlightening portrait of the SA, its history, and its relationship to the overall Nazi movement reveals how the organization's leaders reshaped the SA over time to adapt to Germany's changing political concerns.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 288
Release Date:: 2004-11-01
Publication Date:: 2004-11-01
Publisher:: University Press of Kentucky
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0813190983
ISBN13:: 9780813190983
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:: 18
Weight:: 449 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 17 cm

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