The Devil's disciples : Hitler's inner circle / Anthony Read.

"Originally published in Great Britain under the title The Devil's disciples: the lives and times of Hitler's inner circle."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [926]-956) and index.

Part 1: Roots 1918-1923 -- "Our time will come again' -- "if only there could be fighting again' -- Fighting the November criminals -- Beer Hall revolution -- Part 2: The years of struggle 1924-1933 -- Regrouping -- A star in the making -- "Chief Bandit of Berlin' -- "We come as enemies' -- "SS-Man, your loyalty is your honour' -- "Now the chess game for power begins' -- The turning point -- Part 3: Power and Revolution 1933-1936 -- Power -- Co-ordination -- The end of the Brown Revolution -- Night of the Long Knives -- "We always approve everything out Führer does' -- The four-year plan -- Part 4: The greater German Reich 1937-1939 -- The Blomberg-Fritsch Affair -- Anschluss -- The Sudentenland Crisis -- Kristallnacht -- 'I'll cook them a stew that they'll choke on' -- 'I have the world in my pocket' -- 'If we lose this war, then God have mercy on us' -- Part 5: War: Germany triumphant -- Blitzkrieg -- 'Yellow' -- Eagles and sea lions -- 'The whole world will hold its breath' -- 'The greatest deception operation in military history' -- Barbarossa -- Part 6: War: defeat -- The final solution -- The beginning of the end -- 'Do you want total war?' -- 'Call me Meier!' -- Last throw of the dice -- Götterdämmerung -- The end of the road.