Peace In Their Time

Episode 197 - How to Build an Army in Six Years, Part II

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In the second half of this installment, I wrap up the woes the Wehrmacht faced by the end of the 30s, problems that would never be fully resolved. Also covered is the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair, two unrelated scandals that nevertheless Hitler used as cover to solidify control of the army. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

  1. Tooze, Adam Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy Penguin Books 2006
  • Evans, Richard J. The Third Reich in Power Penguin Press 2005
  • Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris W.W. Norton and Company 1998
  • Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis W.W. Norton and Company 2000
  • Deist, Wilhelm The Wehrmacht and German Rearmament MacMillan Press Ltd 1986

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