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Canaris; The Life And Death Of Hitler's Spymaster-Michael Mueller

by: Michael Mueller

Publication date: 2007

Topics: History, Hitler, Intelligence, Canaris, Wilhelm, 1887-1945, Admirals -- Germany -- Biography, World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Germany, Military intelligence -- Germany -- History -- 20th century, Anti-Nazi movement -- Biography, Gestapo

Collection: folkscanomy_biography; folkscanomy; additional_collections

Language: English

This biography of the Nazi intelligence chief who spied both for and against Hitler examines the life of one of WWII’s most intriguing figures.
An early supporter of Adolph Hitler, Wilhelm Canaris became chief of German military intelligence before secretly turning against the Nazi regime at the start of World War II. Throughout his career, few who knew him ever understood his plans. Even today, historians find Wilhelm Canaris a man of mystery among Hitler’s top lieutenants.
The great protector of German opposition to Hitler, Canaris was also the one who prepared the Third Reich’s major expansion plans. While he motivated those who were eager to bring down Hitler, he also hunted them as conspirators—one of the many contradictions he was forced to live with in order to stay in control of the Nazi spy network.
This superbly researched biography follows Canaris's career from his first dabbling in the intelligence business during World War I through his time as head of the Abwehr to his execution in 1945 for his role in the July Plot. A highly readable account, it tells the story of an apparently old-fashioned naval officer, drawn into the web of the Nazi regime.

Contents

Illustrations
Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Foreword

PART I
   OFFICER OF HIS MAJESTY
   1 A Naval Cadet from the Ruhr
   2 The Epic Last Voyage of the Dresden
   3 Agent on a Special Mission
   4 U-boat War in the Mediterranean
PART II
   THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE REPUBLIC
   5 Servant of Two Masters
   6 The Murderers' Helpers' Helper
   7 On the Side of the Putschists
   8 Agent of the Counter-Revolution
   9 Military-Political Secret Missions
   10 The Shadow of the Past
PART III
   RISE UNDER THE SWASTIKA
   11 Hitler's Military Intelligence Chief
   12 The Duel with Heydrich
   13 Between Fuhrer, Duce and Caudillo
   14 Ousting the Generals
   15 A Double Game
   16 Between Obedience and Conscience
PART IV
   FINIS GERMANIAE
   17 The Will for War
   18 The Madness Unfolds
   19 The War of Extermination — Act One
   20 The Spirit of /Zossen
   21 Now There is No Going Back'
   22 Operation Felix
PART V
   THE TRIUMPH OF THE BARBARIANS
   23 The War of Extermination — Act Two
   24 The Struggle for Power with Heydrich
   25 With His Back to the Wall
   26 The Undoing of Canaris
PART VI
   Hitler’s Revenge
   Notes
Sources and Bibliography
    Published Sources, Editions, Documents
    Research, Monographs and Essays
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