The Demon of Geopolitics

How Karl Haushofer "Educated" Hitler and Hess

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II, Biography & Memoir, Historical, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Holger H. Herwig ISBN: 9781442261143
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: March 10, 2016
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: Holger H. Herwig
ISBN: 9781442261143
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: March 10, 2016
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

In this definitive biography, noted historian Holger H. Herwig explores the life and times of Karl Haushofer, widely recognized as the “father of geopolitics” and the architect of Lebensraum, the rationale for Germany’s control of Europe and the world. Making comprehensive use of Haushofer’s previously unavailable private papers, Herwig analyzes Haushofer’s geopolitical concepts, his relations with his student Rudolf Hess, his mentorship of Hitler and Hess at Landsberg Prison in 1924, and his influence on Nazi policy during World War II. Herwig offers fascinating insights into Haushofer’s escape from judgment at Nuremberg, his encounter with Hess at the Military Tribunal, and his and his wife’s double suicide in 1946. This riveting book ends with Haushofer’s final verdict on himself: “I want to be forgotten and forgotten.” But the author concludes with the admonition that the “demon” of Geopolitik demands much closer scrutiny in this new “age of geopolitics.”

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In this definitive biography, noted historian Holger H. Herwig explores the life and times of Karl Haushofer, widely recognized as the “father of geopolitics” and the architect of Lebensraum, the rationale for Germany’s control of Europe and the world. Making comprehensive use of Haushofer’s previously unavailable private papers, Herwig analyzes Haushofer’s geopolitical concepts, his relations with his student Rudolf Hess, his mentorship of Hitler and Hess at Landsberg Prison in 1924, and his influence on Nazi policy during World War II. Herwig offers fascinating insights into Haushofer’s escape from judgment at Nuremberg, his encounter with Hess at the Military Tribunal, and his and his wife’s double suicide in 1946. This riveting book ends with Haushofer’s final verdict on himself: “I want to be forgotten and forgotten.” But the author concludes with the admonition that the “demon” of Geopolitik demands much closer scrutiny in this new “age of geopolitics.”

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