Nazis in Pre-War London, 1930-1939: The Fate and Role of German Party Members and British Sympathizers

ISBN-13: 9781845190545 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 283 str.

Barnes, James J.

Opis

The first book to study the history of the Nazis in Britain, this work details how in September 1930 the Nazi Party newspaper, "Volkischer Beobachter," sent its first representative to London and soon after, German residents in London established a local Nazi group, which provided party members with a place to congregate and support the new movement. By 1933, more than 100 members belonged to the London group and the book goes on to discuss how the Nazis in pre-war London created a dilemma for the British foreign and home offices, who were divided as to how best to treat residents whose allegiance was to the German Reich as some felt that all Nazi organizations should be banned while others, including MI5, argued that it would be easier to keep track of Nazis if they were in-country. Calling on previously unpublished German documents, this study reveals the fate of German diplomats, journalists, and professionals, many of whom were interned in Britain or deported to Nazi Germany once war broke out in September 1939. An appendix listing the details concerning the nearly 400 German Party members, as well as Nazi journalists, who spent time in Britain prior to the war is also included."