Securing Total Power Summary and Analysis

In part one, Hitler clashed with Captain Ernest Rohm, head of the Nazi storm troopers. In part two, Rohm gathered a forceful following but Hitler took no immediate action. In part three, Hitler was reluctant to make a public display of the fact that one of his high officials had to be killed in order to end his opposition to Hitler. While Hitler put off dealing with Rohm, he dealt decisively with problems in Berlin. Many were outright murdered and there was little doubt as to Hitler's plans to deal with those who opposed his will. In part four, the rest of the world was horrified at his actions but the people of Germany approved. The general German public had no idea and didn't care about the intrigues behind the scenes. All they knew and all they...