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HITLER’S STORM TROOPERS: A HISTORY OF THE SA The Memoirs of Wilfred Von Oven
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A vivid account of the Nazi para-military army, the SA, written by an insider who became Dr Goebbels’ press officer but survived the war, unrepentant, in South American exile. Wilfred von Oven’s memoirs paint a rare intimate portrait of Hitler’s brutal stormtroopers – an organisation that, compared to its evil twin, the SS, has been notably understudied by historians.
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Description
In the Nazi rise to power a key role was played by the brown shirted Nazi storm troopers –the SA. This was a paramilitary organisation designed for defence of Nazi Party meetings and attacks on its political opponents. It formed the workforce for Nazi political activity in the lead up to the seizure of power in 1933. Despite its pivotal role until 1934, when it was purged and rendered politically powerless by Hitler, the SA has been surprisingly understudied by historians.
Wilfred von Oven’s Nazism was linked with the career of Josef Goebbels, both as propaganda minister and as Nazi party regional leader of Berlin in the early 1930s. Von Oven’s experience was of the SA in Berlin, perhaps the most extreme of the SA branches. The book is most valuable when it recounts von Oven’s own experiences in the SA, his own views at the time and his personal encounters with Goebbels.
This fascinating history is an unapologetic defence of the SA against post-war revelations – the author presents a strongly pro-SA point of view. Von Oven remained unrepentant to the end: indeed, not long before his death he described his experience of Nazi rule as ‘paradise’.
Additional information
| Author/Editor | Wilfred Von Oven |
|---|---|
| Product Code | 22909 |
| Delivery | This item is usually dispatched Next Day |
| Format | HB 256 pp |
| ISBN | 9781848325760 |
