This work focuses on the life of Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler's Foreign Minister from 1938 until the end of the Third Reich. At the heart of German power during the war, this strange, sinister and intriguing character was violently anti-British, and he encouraged Hitler in a policy that led to war with Great Britain. His grandiose attempts at alliance-building produced a disastrous military coalition with Italy and Japan, and the infamous Pact with the Soviet Union. It was a career that would end on the gallows at Nuremberg.
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“Block controls his material expertly, balancing personal and historic elements to produce a fascinating, cautionary tale.” -- Kirkus Reviews
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Written by one of the preeminent writers of his generation, this superb biography traces the life of Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler’s Foreign Minister from 1938 until the end of the Third Reich. At the heart of German power during the war, this strange, sinister, intriguing character was also violently anti–British, encouraging Hitler in a policy that ultimately led to war with Great Britain. Moreover, his grandiose attempts at alliance–building produced a disastrous military coalition with Italy and Japan as well as the infamous Pact with the Soviet Union. It was a career that would end on the gallows at Nuremberg, where he headed the death procession. Written with verve, pace, and the subtle intelligence of a world–class biographer, Ribbentrop is a remarkable portrait of a bizarre, historically neglected figure.
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Very good study on Ribbentrop,
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I have read a lot on WW2 history and found this study very good. I certainly learnt much from it.
A man promoted well over his ability and experience into a position of foreign minister. Yet in the scheme of things he was a fairly minor character. Yet it surprizing how much influence that he did play in the conflict. I found the questions raised by the writer in relation to Rippontrop causing Hitler to misjudge Britain response to the invasion of Poland fasinating.
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Not only interesting ...,
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... but also very entertaining and terrifying at the same time. While I agree with almost all what the previous three raters wrote, I want to stress that the entertainment value of this well written biography cannot be overstated. If you want to know how papers were retrieved at the Buero Ribbentrop, the parallel foreign ministry (by emptying a renaissance chest in which everything was thrown into), or how the usually obedient Ribbentrop once enraged the Fuehrer to the point of giving him a nervous breakdown, or how Ribbentrop embarassed himself and the Royal family while he was ambassador in London, look no further, Bloch describes it all, with dry humour, mild pity and all references. And if you ever doubted what a professional diplomatic corps is good for, read this book.
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Ulrich Friedrich Willy Joachim Ribbentrop, known by his last forename of Joachim, future Foreign Minister of the Third Reich, was born on 30 April 1893 at Wesel, a Prussian garrison town of some twenty thousand inhabitants on the Lower Rhine near the Dutch frontier, where his father, First Lieutenant Richard Ribbentrop, aged thirty-three, was then stationed with the 1st Westphalian Field Artillery Regiment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Ribbentrop Memoirs, Great Britain, Soviet Union, British Government, Foreign Office, Frau von Ribbentrop, United States, Third Reich, East Prussia, Western Powers, The Times, Anti-Comintern Pact, German Embassy, Herr von Ribbentrop, British Empire, Fritz Hesse, Martin Luther, Hitler's War, Ciano Diary, Foreign Secretary, Lloyd George, Ciano's Diplomatic Papers, Far East, Nazi-Soviet Pact, Reich Chancellery New!
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Ulrich Friedrich Willy Joachim Ribbentrop, known by his last forename of Joachim, future Foreign Minister of the Third Reich, was born on 30 April 1893 at Wesel, a Prussian garrison town of some twenty thousand inhabitants on the Lower Rhine near the Dutch frontier, where his father, First Lieutenant Richard Ribbentrop, aged thirty-three, was then stationed with the 1st Westphalian Field Artillery Regiment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Ribbentrop Memoirs, Great Britain, Soviet Union, British Government, Foreign Office, Frau von Ribbentrop, United States, Third Reich, East Prussia, Western Powers, The Times, Anti-Comintern Pact, German Embassy, Herr von Ribbentrop, British Empire, Fritz Hesse, Martin Luther, Hitler's War, Ciano Diary, Foreign Secretary, Lloyd George, Ciano's Diplomatic Papers, Far East, Nazi-Soviet Pact, Reich Chancellery New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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