Jacques de la rue biography for kids

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To this day it's probably the most detailed book that covers Gestapo history. Whilst a lot was written about the Nazi machine in the years following its demise, it wasn't until 1962 that Delarue wrote this comprehensive account where the sole focus was that of the Third Reich's secret police. I doubt it will be bettered. From it's origins under Goering before being shifted into the hands of Himmler, it was shocking but fascinating to learn of it's brutal methods, whilst some of the laws passed were just beyond belief. The Gestapo operating throughout France was of particular interest, along with the Night of the Long Knives purge in 1934 (Operation Hummingbird), that saw the combined SS, SD & Gestapo forces go after Ernst Röhm and other leaders of the Sturmabteilung paramilitary wing (SA), after Hitler learnt that Röhm, his once close friend, had an increasingly radical rhetoric, including wanting more power for the SA and seeing ch

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