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Though Germany earlier the Beginning World War is non my master historical topic of involvement, Jay Lockenour's Dragonslayer: The Legend of Erich Ludendorff in the Weimar Republic and 3rd Reich was a quite enjoyable and relatively easy read (if one considers reading a historical volume an entertainment). The author proved to exist competent in his field and in possession of huge research textile, both direct and indirectly connected with the topic.The book itself consists of lists of illustrations, acknowledgment, and a list of abbreviations, 8 chapters, epilogue, notes, bibliography, and index (which strangely wasn't nowadays in my version of the volume). Equally formulated in the commencement chapter Mythic Life, the aim of the book is to provide readers with the biography of Erich Ludendorff from new perspectives: Ludendorff every bit a man who constructed a myth of a betrayed hero Siegfried effectually his persona, and as a prolific writer. After a brief encyclopedia-style affiliate describing Ludendorff'south deportment during WWI, the book dives deep into his activities and writings in the interwar period. Language and the writer's style are flawless; readers won't be overwhelmed past dry facts and hordes of suddenly appearing new names. Material is structured according to the dates, with no unexpected time twists. Get-go and last, the book is well-written and I would recommend it to all history lovers.
The volume too has several faults I would similar to mention (to explain why it is 4/five, not 5/v).
I recorded more than 50 pocket-sized, insignificant mistakes, like missing or additional commas, repetition of one word/phrase in 1/2 bordering sentences, traces of editing, and missing apostrophes. For case, page xxx, the last paragraph's get-go: "Whatever Ludendorff may take lacked in charisma, he clearly compensated for with his work ethic."; folio 176, paragraph 2, terminal judgement – a word "deep" ii times; folio 89, paragraph two, line 1 'the plotters sense" – should be "the plotters' sense". A phrase "supranatural powers" appears in the get-go chapter in quotation marks, then later on folio 119, paragraph 2, line 12 it is written without quotation marks, then after page 142 it is written "supranatural" powers. OHL in the list of abbreviations is decoded every bit Regular army Supreme Command, and in the first chapter the aforementioned explanation is given, yet, in the 2nd affiliate, it is the Third Supreme Command. (The total listing of the typos can be provided if needed.)
Afterward Laurence Rees and his The Holocaust: A New History it is hard to complement the origins of anti-Semitism of the 20th century. Jay Lockenour talks on the topic in the new (for me) lite of Die Niebelungen-Sage, as well every bit fully explain the anti-Catholic views of Ludendorff. What is missing is almost no mention of the tertiary component of "supranatural powers", Freemasonry: why this exact theme bothered the main hero and what the sources of his concern were. Also, equally long equally this is the work dedicated partly to the literary side of Ludendorff's life, information technology would be wise to compare a list of his most prominent and influential works in accordance with the time scale.
As an overall decision, I would say thank y'all to the author for the time spent with his book. It was truly an heady read.
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It is something of an achievement to exist so crazily conspiratorial that even the Nazis think that you are a nut.
This is a book virtually Eric Ludendorff. Ludendorff was, of course, a Wilhelmine German General. He was the architect of the vivid German victory over the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg. Together with Gen. Paul Hindenberg, he became the virtual dictator of Deutschland for the last two years of Worl
Please requite my Amazon review a helpful vote - https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...Information technology is something of an accomplishment to be and so crazily conspiratorial that even the Nazis think that you lot are a nut.
This is a book near Eric Ludendorff. Ludendorff was, of course, a Wilhelmine German General. He was the builder of the brilliant German victory over the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg. Together with Gen. Paul Hindenberg, he became the virtual dictator of Federal republic of germany for the concluding 2 years of World War I.
Losing the war may have caused a cog to slip in Ludendorff's mind. After the war, he became obsessed with exonerating himself for the loss by inventing or appropriating the "stab in the dorsum" myth. Ludendorff went further in his conspiratorial ideology by creating a complicated nexus of "supranational powers" - Jews, Catholics, FreeMasons, Bolsheviks - who had undermined Germany and continued to oppress Deutschland.
Ludendorff is particularly noteworthy for his anti-Cosmic animus. Hitler and the Nazis were also anti-Cosmic, but they found information technology politically dangerous to assail Catholicism tout court. Ludendorff had no such compunctions. In this, Ludendorff was playing to a traditional strand of High german anti-Catholicism going back to the Reformation.
Ludendorff was also an open "pagan." He was heavily influenced by his second wife, who produced heathen tracts. This paganism was not a worship of Odin or Thor, but some kind of hazy deification of Germany/race.
I've been interested in Ludendorff'due south anti-Catholicism for a while. I'm not certain this is the book I've been looking for. The focus of the book is on Ludendorff's mail-war life and nosotros do get a off-white introduction to Ludendorff's zany worldview, but the book feels similar an overview rather than a deep dive.
One matter I did appreciate nigh this book was the significance of Ludendorff to early Weimar right-wing conspiracies. Ludendorff was involved in the Kapp Coup d'état, but more importantly, there probably wouldn't have been the climactic march during the Beer Hall Coup d'état without Ludendorff's encouragement. Without that march, there would have been no myth of the Nazi martyrs that became a substantial part of the Nazi mythos in after legend.
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The first third of the work covers Ludendorff'southward early military career and his service in the First World State of war. This period is relatively straightforward, although Lockenour pokes holes in Ludendorff's after claims that he was a prophet of things to come. Information technology as well reveals the initial break with Hindenburg at the end of the war, every bit well as the origins of the conspiracies of "supranational forces" (Jews, Catholics, and Freemasons) that Ludendorff would merchandise in for the rest of his life.
The meat of the work is Ludendorff's life in the inter-war menses. Far from going softly into obscurity, Ludendorff was an active member in the far correct plots to overthrow the Weimar Republic. His turn against the Nazi was not based on any moral objections to Hitler, merely the concept that they were "to soft" on Jews and Catholics, to the extent that Hitler was even merely a pawn of the supranational forces.
Ludendorff and his wife, Mathilde, are also extensively covered. Their ideology of Gotterkenntnis allowed them to both feed into each other's paranoia and attempt to establish their own move and "pagan" religion. That this system struggled to shape Nazi ideology, not to overturn it, was essential to the movement. It was, to a caste, persecuted under the Nazi Regime but Ludendorff and his ascendancy ensured Gotterkenntnis' survival throughout, and even after, the 3rd Reich.
One of the central themes of the book is the fable of Siegfried and Ludendorff's attempts to mold his public paradigm into a reborn Siegfried. In his ain mind and the minds of his admirers he was the bold, daring warrior, the savior of Deutschland who was tragically betrayed and must be avenged. I found this to be an interesting concept, every bit Ludendorff struggled to come to terms with both his own conceit that he was a military genius and the total loss of the war he had controlled personally to a great extent.
Finally, the work covers the death of Ludendorff and both his followers and the Nazi'due south attempts to canonize him into a nationalist High german pantheon. The reader sees the bombastic pageantry of the Nazis on display at his funeral, as well equally the post state of war legal battles as the "Ludendorffers" attempted to distance both themselves and the patron from the Third Reich.
In sum, this is a superbly written and extensively researched work on a man and his mythos.
I received a free re-create of this book from Netgalley.com.
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In the outstanding biography of Erich Lundendorff; Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Erich Lundendorff and the Weimar Republic, the author Jay Lockenour places the mythology of Siegfried into the persona of a person with whom the
In the third section of Wagner'southward ring cycle which premiered in 1876, is called simply Siegfried. Tells the tale of Siegfried who uses a magic sword, Nothung which has been reforged. With Nothung Siegfried is able to slay the dragon and he becomes i who doesn't know fright. In the outstanding biography of Erich Lundendorff; Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Erich Lundendorff and the Weimar Republic, the author Jay Lockenour places the mythology of Siegfried into the persona of a person with whom the people can rally effectually. For the people what their heroes to become legendary that will alive forever.
Equally the biography shows in the latter part that Erich Lundendorff is frustrated by what is going on with the ascension of a socialist group within the ranks of the concluding days of the Weimar Republic.
Soon his persona of seeing himself as the mythological Siegfried will exist taking away and replaced by another.
Thanks to Netgalley and Cornell University Press for this ARC.
It was interesting to unmarried out Erich Ludendorff, since in that location have been and then many biographies and pieces written almost others. I enjoyed the way the author approached the subject, making this an informative and yet highly readable volume. Somewhere between pop non-fiction
What a great book! For those who enjoy historical non-fiction, this one is a surefire bet. This book was very well researched and put together. This is an intelligent read that will be invaluable to anyone studying the period.It was interesting to single out Erich Ludendorff, since there accept been so many biographies and pieces written about others. I enjoyed the way the author approached the subject, making this an informative and yet highly readable book. Somewhere between popular non-fiction and an intellectual study, this book kept me turning pages without boredom.
I liked that Jay Lockenour managed to offer and then many rarely given details nigh the life of this man, both inside and outside in infamous career.
If you are curious virtually this major historical effigy, I tin can't think of a improve book to read to satisfy your curiosity. I definitely recommend this book.
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher, provided through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
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