{"product_id":"the-crimes-of-the-gestapo-from-the-closed-files-of-mi14-hardcover","title":"The Crimes of the Gestapo: From the Closed Files of Mi14 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique account of the Gestapo through the eyes of British intelligence. The book also reveals that the Gestapo was not as all powerful as it is often assumed.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e MI14 was set up in 1940 as a clearing house for intelligence from and about Nazi Germany. In addition to their own networks and operations, MI14 also had the benefit of intelligence from MI5, MI6, and MI9. The Gestapo was one of their main areas of MI14 interest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Established in 1933 as Department 1A of the Prussian State Police, the Gestapo (a contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei - state secret police) soon became identified as the Nazis' leading instrument of repression and synonymous with the brutality and terror of the regime. Charged with state security it singled out opponents, real or imaginary, within Germany and the occupied territories, brutally suppressing it with torture and execution and actively sought to promote the Nazi state's perverse policies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book also reveals that the Gestapo was not as all powerful as it is often assumed and shows that it was often under-resourced and overstretched and relied to a great extent on the willingness of 'ordinary Germans' to provide information on suspected opponents and targeted its terror against a relatively small group of opponents.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Cook\u003c\/b\u003e is a critically acclaimed historian and the author. He is the historical consultant for the Channel Five \u003ci\u003eJack The Ripper - Tabloid Myth\u003c\/i\u003e documentary (in the hugely popular Revealed strand) being broadcast in May 2009. He has also been presenter and historical consultant on a number of successful Channel 4 documentaries including \u003ci\u003ePrince Eddy: The King We Never Had\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThree Kings at War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho Killed Rasputin?\u003c\/i\u003e in the BBC \u003ci\u003eTimewatch \u003c\/i\u003estrand. He lives in Bedfordshire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333823434989,"sku":"9781445698366","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/rJsyOTs8eV9781445698366.webp?v=1784992732","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/the-crimes-of-the-gestapo-from-the-closed-files-of-mi14-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}