TY - BOOK AU - Browder,George C. TI - Foundations of the Nazi Police State: The Formation of Sipo and SD SN - 9780813148502 AV - DD253 .F686 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky KW - Himmler, Heinrich, KW - Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei KW - Schutzstaffel KW - Sicherheitspolizei KW - History KW - Sicherheitsdienst KW - Germany KW - Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945 KW - Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel KW - Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel. Sicherheitsdienst KW - Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel. Sicherheitspolizei KW - Politics and government KW - 1933-1945 KW - Himmler, Heinrich KW - 1900-1945 KW - Electronic Books N1 - Description based upon print version of record; 1; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Factionalism in Pursuit of Power; Illustrations; 2. The Roots of the SD; 3. The Weimar Police; 4. Plans, Preparations, Penetrations; 5. Prussian Beginnings; 6. Himmler in Bavaria; 7. The Vortex of Intrigue; 8. The SD Emergent; 9. Toward Command of a Reich Political Police; 10. Acquiring the Prussian Power Base; 11. The SD and Conservative Opposition; 12. The Roehm Purge; 13. The Conservative Counterattack; 14. The Selling of the Police State; 15. The Military Factor; 16. Persistent Opposition; 17. A Conservative Victory?18. Himmler's Triumph; 19. The Formation of Sipo and SD; Appendix. Comparative Officer Ranks; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index to First Citations; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; 2; b N2 - The abbreviation ""Nazi,"" the acronym ""Gestapo,"" and the initials ""SS"" have become resonant elements of our vocabulary. Less known is ""SD,"" and hardly anyone recognizes the combination ""Sipo and SD."" Although Sipo and SD formed the heart of the National Socialist police state, the phrase carries none of the ominous impact that it should. Although no single organization carries full responsibility for the evils of the Third Reich, the SS-police system was the executor of terrorism and ""population policy"" in the same way the military carried out the Reich's imperialistic aggression UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938029&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -