Hitler's Munich Man

The Fall of Admiral Sir Barry Domvile

Martin Connolly

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781526707079
• eBook ISBN:
  9781526707093
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military Biographies
• Index: History

A "fascinating" account of the British director of Naval Intelligence who was interned during the Second World War as a Nazi sympathizer ( The Armourer).
 
Between the First and Second World Wars, there was a growth of fascism in Britain and anxiety about revolution was in the air. Concerns of a possible Fascist attempt to overthrow the established order were high, not to mention the rise of Hitler and the threat of invasion.
 
With secret clubs and clandestine meetings now a threat, the security services decided to infiltrate their ranks. Sir Barry Domvile had served with honor during the First World War and had risen to director of Naval Intelligence. He became involved with Oswald Mosley and other far right leaders, also visiting prominent Nazis in Germany with whom he became enamored and formed "The Link," a far right, pro-German organization. Concerns were raised and in 1940 he, along with his wife and son, were detained and imprisoned without trial under Regulation 18B of the Defence (General) Regulations 1939, under suspicion of being involved in a secret plot to bring in a Fascist Government.
 
Hitler's Munich Man gives a detailed account of Domvile's background, detention, and hearings that were held behind closed doors and reveals the extent of his Fascism, pro-German attitudes and anti-Semitism. The first book to throw a spotlight on the saga, it examines his writings, both open and issued under a pseudonym, and considers the legitimacy of his detention. With photographs from the German archives, substantial coverage using the Secret Service files, Domvile's personal diaries, and other sources, the book will illuminate and inform the reader.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Germany and Europe before the Great War
• Chapter 2 Germany, Hitler and the British Pre-1940
• Chapter 3 Admiral Sir Barry Edward Domvile
• Chapter 4 Regulation 18B of the Defence (General) Regulations 1939
• Chapter 5 A Man Is Known by the Company He Keeps
• Chapter 6 The Reasons for the Domviles’ Detention
• Chapter 7 Domvile’s Activity and MI5’s Records
• Chapter 8 The Cabin Boy’s New Berth
• Chapter 9 The Admiral’s View of Himself
• Chapter 10 The First Appearance before the Committee
• Chapter 11 The Security Service Response to Domvile’s Hearing
• Chapter 12 Domvile Re-examined
• Chapter 13 Further Hearings for Domvile
• Chapter 14 Admiral Domvile after His Release
• Chapter 15 What Domvile’s Diaries Reveal
• Chapter 16 Domvile in Action, Patriot and Other Writings
• Conclusion
• Bibliography and Sources
• Plate section