The Gestapo

The true story of the Gestapo - the Nazis' secret police force and the most feared instrument of political terror in the Third Reich.

Carsten Dams is Professor of Police Sciences at the School of Public Management of North-Rhine Westphalia. His main research interests are the history of policing in the twentieth century, and the relationship between policing and violence.
Michael Stolle is an Executive Director of the 'House of Competence' at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, responsible for the institute's training and career development programs. He is a specialist in the history of the Gestapo in the Third Reich and has published widely in the field.

Introduction
1: Foundation and Early Years
2: Development of the Organization
3: Gestapo Collaborators
4: How the Gestapo Worked
5: Persecution in the Reich
6: The Gestapo in Europe
7: The Gestapo after 1945
Conclusion: what is left of the Gestapo?
Notes
Selected Further Reading
Index