Erich Raeder : Admiral of the Third Reich / Keith W. Bird.
| Author/creator | Bird, Keith W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xxvi, 282 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Library of naval biography Library of naval biography. ^A441458 |
| Contents | The genesis of an admiral -- Raeder and the politics of the Naval Command, 1918-1920 -- Rebuilding the Navy: Raeder and the Reichsmarine, 1920-1928 -- Chief of the Republican Navy, 1928-1933 -- Raeder, Hitler, and the Nazi Party, 1928-1939 -- Between Raeder and Hitler: fleet building and strategy in the Third Reich, 1933-1939 -- Once again, world war -- Dreaming in continents, 1940-1942 -- Raeder and German surface operations: Fall 1940-December 1942 -- The end of the Raeder era -- Defending the Navy, 1943-1960. |
| Review | "Drawing on archival resources and the rich scholarship of German naval history over the past five decades, Keith W. Bird examines the evolution of Erich 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. He describes the admiral as ultimately being defeated by the contradictions in his own policies, as well as Hitler's, and by the realities of Germany's resources and military necessities. |
| Summary | Here for the first time, Raeder's strict leadership of the navy after 1928 and his relationship to Hitler and the National Socialist state are placed in the context of Raeder's formative years as an Imperial naval officer, his World War I combat experience, and his critical role in the survival and development of the postwar Reichsmarine. The impact of Hitler's influence on both the pace and the nature of naval rearmament and the conduct of the Kriegsmarine in war are also examined here, as are Raeder's furtive attempts to influence Germany's strategic thinking in favor of a maritime strategy."--Jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-271) and index. |
| Action note | committed to retain 20170930 20421231 HathiTrust To help ensure preservation of print and digital collections, this title is retained by Yale University Library on behalf of the HathiTrust Shared Print Program. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Bird, Keith W. Erich Raeder. Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2006 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Bird, Keith W. Erich Raeder. Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2006 |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Naval history. |
| LCCN | 2005037970 |
| ISBN | 1557500479 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781557500472 (alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 9781557500472 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DD231.R17 B57 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |