Exposing the Third Reich (eBook)

Colonel Truman Smith in Hitler's Germany

Henry G. Gole (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
432 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-4177-0 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;A fascinating book about a virtually unknown officer who played a major role in the development of US military planning before and during World War II"e; (Bowling Green Daily News). A vital source of American intelligence on Hitler's rise to power and military ambitions, Colonel Truman Smith was one of the most compelling and controversial figures of the Second World War. In Exposing the Third Reich, Henry G. Gole tells this soldier's story for the first time. An American aristocrat from a prominent New England family, Smith became an expert on Germany when he was first assigned there during the Allied occupation of 1919. As a military attache in 1935, he arranged for his good friend Charles Lindbergh to inspect the Luftwaffe. The Germans were starstruck by the famous aviator, enabling Smith to gather key intelligence about their air capability. His deep access and knowledge made him invaluable to General George C. Marshall; however, the colonel's friendliness with Germany also aroused suspicion that he was a Nazi sympathizer. Gole demonstrates that, far from condoning Hitler, Smith was among the first to raise the alarm: he predicted many of the Nazis' moves years in advance and feared that the international community would not act quickly enough. Featuring many firsthand observations of the critical changes in Germany between the world wars, this biography presents an indispensable look both at a fascinating figure and at the nuances of the interwar years.

Autor

lt;P>Henry G. Gole has taught at West Point, the U.S. Army War College, the University of Maryland, and Dickinson College. In addition, he served as a rifleman in Korea and completed two tours as a Special Forces officer during the Vietnam War. He is the author of four books, including General William E. DePuy: Preparing the Army for Modern War.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.7.2020
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Vorwort: Edward M. COFFMAN
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-4177-X / 081314177X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-4177-0 / 9780813141770