This book is about the social and economic setting of the Hitler era. It unveils an amazing story about the bitter end of the German Great General Staff, the once most precise and powerful director of military policy known to the Western world, and its command in a democratic-capitalistic society.

Goerlitz, Walter

Preface -- Translator's Note -- The Beginnings -- The Fathers -- The Philosopher of War -- The Man of Silence -- Preventive War or Coup D'état -- The Master Plan -- War without Generals -- The Silent Dictatorship -- The Sphinx -- The King Maker -- The Uneasy Partnership -- The Struggle against War -- Hitler Triumphant -- The Beginning of the Captivity -- The Revolt -- Götterdämmerung