Overview
- Summary
- "This book demonstrates how Erich Ludendorff became the embodiment of Germans' fantasies of revenge for the defeat in World War I. Ludendorff's self-constructed legend and postwar activities provide new insights into the political cultures of the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich"-- Provided by publisher.
- Series
- Battlegrounds
Battlegrounds (Ithaca, N.Y.) - Format
- Book
- Published
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021
- Locale
- Germany
- Contents
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Mythic Life : An Introduction
Victor of Liège and Tannenberg
The Feldherr : Ludendorff in the Supreme Command
Putschist : Kapp and Beer Hall Putsches
Prophet : Tannenberg League and the League for the Germanic Understanding of God
Duellist : Hitler, Hindenburg, Ludendorff
Ludendorff in the Third Reich
Siegfried's Death
Epilogue : Kriemhild's Reven. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277) and index.
Mythic Life : An Introduction -- Victor of Liège and Tannenberg -- The Feldherr : Ludendorff in the Supreme Command -- Putschist : Kapp and Beer Hall Putsches -- Prophet : Tannenberg League and the League for the Germanic Understanding of God -- Duellist : Hitler, Hindenburg, Ludendorff -- Ludendorff in the Third Reich -- Siegfried's Death -- Epilogue : Kriemhild's Reven.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781501754593
1501754599
9781501754609
1501754602
9781501754616
1501754610 - Physical Description
- xiv, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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