{"product_id":"karl-doenitz-and-the-last-days-of-the-third-reich-9781785780547","title":"Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich","description":"Among the military leaders of the Second World War, Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz remains a deeply enigmatic figure. As chief of the German submarine fleet he earned Allied respect as a formidable enemy. But after he succeeded Hitler -- to whom he was unquestioningly loyal -- as head of the Third Reich, his name became associated with all that was most hated in the Nazi regime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet Doenitz deserves credit for ending the war quickly while trying to save his compatriots in the East -- his Dunkirk-style operation across the Baltic rescued up to 2 million troops and civilian refugees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorian Barry Turner argues that while Doenitz can never be dissociated from the evil done under the Third Reich, his contribution to the war must be acknowledged in its entirety in order to properly understand the conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn even-handed portrait of Nazi Germany's last leader and a compellingly readable account of the culmination of the war in Europe, \u003ci\u003eKarl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich\u003c\/i\u003e gives a fascinating new perspective on a complex man at the heart of this crucial period in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Icon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785780547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Barry Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44916261322933,"sku":"9781785780547","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_67044fc5-41c6-47b3-bdb1-a02633acfe4d.jpg?v=1734449666","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/karl-doenitz-and-the-last-days-of-the-third-reich-9781785780547","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}