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By Karina Urbach. They were not without influence. Such is Karina Urbach's highly original new book, Go-Betweens for Hitler. an unsurpassable work on this intriguing subject. Author Karin… Mehr…

By Karina Urbach. They were not without influence. Such is Karina Urbach's highly original new book, Go-Betweens for Hitler. an unsurpassable work on this intriguing subject. Author Karina Urbach. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Go-Betweens for Hitler by Karina Urbach The untold story of how Germany's top aristocrats contributed to Hitler's secret diplomacy during the Third Reich, providing a direct line to their influential contacts and relations across Europe, especially in Britain. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description This is the untold story of how some of Germany's top aristocrats contributed to Hitler's secret diplomacy during the Third Reich, providing a direct line to their influential contacts and relations across Europe -- especially in Britain, where their contacts included the press baron and Daily Mail owner Lord Rothermere and the future King Edward VIII. Using previously unexplored sources from Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, theCzech Republic, and the USA, Karina Urbach unravels the story of top-level go-betweens such as the Duke of Coburg, grandson of Queen Victoria, and the seductive Stephanie von Hohenlohe, who rose from a life ofpoverty in Vienna to become a princess and an intimate of Adolf Hitler. As Urbach shows, Coburg and other senior aristocrats were tasked with some of Germany's most secret foreign policy missions from the First World War onwards, culminating in their role as Hitler's trusted go-betweens, as he readied Germany for conflict during the 1930s -- and later, in the Second World War. Tracing what became of these high-level go-betweens in the years after the Nazi collapse in 1945-- from prominent media careers to sunny retirements in Marbella -- the book concludes with an assessment of their overall significance in the foreign policy of the Third Reich. Notes Based on a host of unexplored sources, this is the story of how Germany's top aristocrats contributed to Hitler's secret diplomacy. Author Biography Karina Urbach is a Longterm Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. She has published several books on nineteenth and twentieth-century history, including Bismarck's Favourite Englishman: Lord Odo Russell's Mission to Berlin (I.B.Tauris, 2000) and Secret Intelligence in the European States System, 1918-1989 (Stanford University Press, 2013), co-edited with Jonathan Haslam. She has also contributed to several British and German TVdocumentaries, and was the historical advisor for BBC Two's Royal Cousins at War (2014). Table of Contents PrefaceIntroductionPart I: Go-Betweens Before Hitler1: What are Go-Betweens?2: Go-Betweens in the Great War3: Bolshevism: The Fear that BindsPart II: Hitler's Go-Betweens4: Approaching the Appeasers: The Duke of Coburg5: Horthy, Hitler and Lord Rothermere: Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe6: Munich to Marbella: Prince Max Egon zu Hohenlohe-LangenburgConclusion: Did Go-Betweens make a difference?AbbreviationsNotesArchives and BibliographyIndex Review A fascinating page-turner about Hitler's secret diplomacy in the 1930s, which was intended to secure British amity and then neutrality when he led Germany to war ... Urbach combed her way through archives across Europe to construct this image of a decaying aristocracy using their connections in the cultivation of appeasers in Britain. They were not without influence. * Lawrence Goldman, Books of the Year 2015, History Today *[An] excellent book... Urbach has alighted upon a little studied and rather fascinating phenomenon; that of the aristocratic amateur ambassador, the titled back-stairs diplomatist. * The Times, Roger Moorehouse *Just when one thinks every possible aspect of this war has been covered, along comes a surprise. Such is Karina Urbach's highly original new book, Go-Betweens for Hitler... an unsurpassable work on this intriguing subject. * Daily Telegraph, Simon Heffer *engrossing and well-researched * Richard J Evans, London Review of Books *Urbach has written a book that is as stimulating as it is entertaining, and one which deserves a wide readership. * Christopher Dowe, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung *To be sure, Go Betweens For Hitler may essentially be based within the parameters of a scholarly undertaking, but it almost reads like that of a John Le Carre or Robert Littell novel. In and of itself, this speaks volumes. * David Marx, Book Reviews *From peace-feelers in the First World War to appeasers on the eve of the Second World War, this unique book makes fascinating reading * Coryne Hall, European Royal History Journal * Long Description This is the untold story of how some of Germany's top aristocrats contributed to Hitler's secret diplomacy during the Third Reich, providing a direct line to their influential contacts and relations across Europe -- especially in Britain, where their contacts included the press baron and Daily Mail owner Lord Rothermere and the future King Edward VIII. Using previously unexplored sources from Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, theCzech Republic, and the USA, Karina Urbach unravels the story of top-level go-betweens such as the Duke of Coburg, grandson of Queen Victoria, and the seductive Stephanie von Hohenlohe, who rose from a life ofpoverty in Vienna to become a princess and an intimate of Adolf Hitler. As Urbach shows, Coburg and other senior aristocrats were tasked with some of Germany's most secret foreign policy missions from the First World War onwards, culminating in their role as Hitler's trusted go-betweens, as he readied Germany for conflict during the 1930s -- and later, in the Second World War. Tracing what became of these high-level go-betweens in the years after the Nazi collapse in 1945-- from prominent media careers to sunny retirements in Marbella -- the book concludes with an assessment of their overall significance in the foreign policy of the Third Reich. Review Quote [An] excellent book... Urbach has alighted upon a little studied and rather fascinating phenomenon; that of the aristocratic amateur ambassador, the titled back-stairs diplomatist. Feature The story of how Germany's top aristocrats contributed to Hitler's secret diplomacyTraces the story of these aristocratic 'go-betweens' from the early twentieth century right through to the Second World WarCasts the British inter-war policy of appeasement into a new lightBased on a host of unexplored sources from Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and the USALooks at what happened to these high-level go-betweens in the years after the Nazi collapse in 1945 Details ISBN0198703678 Author Karina Urbach Publisher Oxford University Press Year 2017 ISBN-10 0198703678 ISBN-13 9780198703679 Format Paperback Pages 400 Media Book Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 943.0850922 Affiliation Visitor: Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Language English Publication Date 2017-07-27 UK Release Date 2017-07-27 NZ Release Date 2017-07-27 Illustrations 10 black & white illustrations Alternative 9780198703662 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2017-08-09 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENTPeace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:116563370; , Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780198703679, Book Title: Go-Betweens for Hitler, Subject Area: Country, Political Science, Publication Name: Go-Betweens for Hitler, Subject: History, Publication Year: 2017, Type: Textbook, Format: Paperback, Language: English, Item Height: 215mm, Item Width: 134mm, Item Weight: 474g, Number of Pages: 400 Pages, Oxford University Press<

2017, ISBN: 9780198703679

This is the untold story of how some of Germany's top aristocrats contributed to Hitler's secret diplomacy during the Third Reich, providing a direct line to their influential contacts an… Mehr…

This is the untold story of how some of Germany's top aristocrats contributed to Hitler's secret diplomacy during the Third Reich, providing a direct line to their influential contacts and relations across Europe -- especially in Britain, where their contacts included the press baron and Daily Mail owner Lord Rothermere and the future King Edward VIII.Using previously unexplored sources from Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and the USA, Karina Urbach unravels the story of top-level go-betweens such as the Duke of Coburg, grandson of Queen Victoria, and the seductive Stephanie von Hohenlohe, who rose from a life of poverty in Vienna to become a princess and an intimate of Adolf Hitler. As Urbach shows, Coburg and other senior aristocrats were tasked with some of Germany's most secret foreign policy missions from the First World War onwards, culminating in their role as Hitler's trusted go-betweens, as he readied Germany for conflict during the 1930s -- and later, in the Second World War. Tracing what became of these high-level go-betweens in the years after the Nazi collapse in 1945 -- from prominent media careers to sunny retirements in Marbella -- the book concludes with an assessment of their overall significance in the foreign policy of the Third Reich. Books Karina Urbach|Paperback|Oxford University Press|27/07/2017, Oxford University Press<

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