Based on newly-discovered; secret documents from German archives; diaries and newspapers of the time; Gun Control in the Third Reich presents the definitive; yet hidden history of how the Nazi regime made use of gun control to disarm and repress its enemies and consolidate power. The countless books on the Third Reich and the Holocaust fail even to mention the laws restricting firearms ownership; which rendered political opponents and Jews defenseless. A skeptic could surmise that a better-armed populace might have made no difference; but the National Socialist regime certainly did not think so—it ruthlessly suppressed firearm ownership by disfavored groups. Gun Control in the Third Reich spans the two decades from the birth of the Weimar Republic in 1918 through Kristallnacht in 1938. The book then presents a panorama of pertinent events during World War II regarding the effects of the disarming policies. And even though in the occupied countries the Nazis decreed the death penalty for possession of a firearm; there developed instances of heroic armed resistance by Jews; particularly the Warsaw ghetto uprising.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Memorializing Fallen South CarolinansBy V. R. PadgettThere are four eras of cemetery and monument design. Johnson's book follows this chronology; from the first (lasting) monument; to the recent burial of the third Hunley crew. The photos; many taken by the author; complement the text perfectly; showing the monuments and cemeteries discussed.A clear shift in the nature of monuments followed the change in national mood towards the end of the 19th Century; with a nation united against foreign enemies; first in the Spanish-American War and then the Great War. The type of monuments we chose to honor our dead reflected the prevailing social climate at that time. The poses of the soldiers and the language placed on monuments changed--- from mourning the dead; to vindication of the Lost Cause; and then shifted again.Chapter 4 tells of a Federal Cemetery that included Confederate graves; the first to do so. Beaufort was laid out with the help of the local townspeople; including gardeners and horticulturists; and reflects what we would now call a modern design. African-American Federal troops and also Confederate burial sections were included; in an effort towards a national reconciliation.We read about the Fort Mill monument to the faithful slaves who served the Confederacy; and other unusual monuments.Her wit comes through in places--like in describing the long-awaited SC monument at Gettysburg-- some saw it more as a monument to the SC Confederate Centennial Commission; as it listed only names of those members; not any Confederates. She tells of a mistaken Yankee atop a Confederate SC monument; and shortly thereafter; a Confederate discovered on a Maine soldier's monument! Each town chose to keep their "captured" soldier.When I finished the book; I wished for more. Perhaps a comparison of South Carolina's memorializations to those of other Southern states; or to Northern states; or those of other wars; and in other countries. In Leipzig one may visit the largest monument in Europe-- the Völkerschlachtdenkmal; 91 meters high. To the 1813 Battle of the Nations; where it took 10 months to bury the dead. A very different monument; but not only in size; than those in Johnson's book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Information on Confederate Cem. in South CarolinaBy PharesVery good book with a lot of good information. I have been doing research and this book gave me thde information I needed with a good picture.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy Deborah KirklandThe churchyard of First Presbyterian Church of Columbia; S. C. contains Confederate Monuments. The book was add to the South Carolina church history collection.
