Erich Raeder : Admiral of the Third Reich / Keith W. Bird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bird, Keith W.

Series:

Library of naval biography.

Library of naval biography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Admirals--Germany--Biography.

Admirals.

Germany--History, Naval--20th century.

Germany.

Germany. Kriegsmarine--Biography.

Raeder, Erich, 1876-1960.

Raeder, Erich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From 1928 to 1943, Erich Raeder led the German navy during the last turbulent years of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Hitler, and through World War II, yet until now there has not been a full-length biography written about him. This study draws on archival resources and the rich scholarship of German naval history over the past five decades to review the evolution of Raeder's concept of naval strategy and his attempts to achieve the political and military means necessary to attain the navy's global naval ambitions. While previous histories have viewed Raeder as a product of the Wilhelmi

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Genesis of an Admiral; 2. Raeder and the Politics of the Naval Command, 1918-1920; 3. Rebuilding the Navy: Raeder and the Reichsmarine, 1920-1928; 4. Chief of the Republican Navy, 1928-1933; 5. Raeder, Hitler, and the Nazi Party, 1928-1939; 6. Between Raeder and Hitler: Fleet Building and Strategy in the Third Reich, 1933-1939; 7. Once Again, World War; 8. Dreaming in Continents, 1940-1942; 9. Raeder and German Surface Operations: Fall 1940-December 1942; 10. The End of the Raeder Era; 11. Defending the Navy, 1943-1960; Postscript

NotesA Note on Bibliography and Sources; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-271) and index.

ISBN:

1-61251-375-1