Michael Miller, Gauleiter Researcher

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Liebe/r „Michael Miller, Gauleiter Researcher“,

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen, --PCP (Disk) 19:12, 24. Aug. 2023 (CEST)

Hello.

I have been adding a long out-of-print book to the sources as it- and the two other volumes in my and Andreas Schulz's "Gauleiter" series- is generally regardedd as the standard work on the topic. It is regularly featured on pages of the English-language Wikipedia site, including virtually all of those that detail the Gauleiter of the NSDAP. I profit in no way from this. At this time, all three volumes of the "Gauleiter" series are out of print.

Sincerely yours, ~ Michael D. Miller axisorion47@gmail.com (nicht signierter Beitrag von Michael Miller, Gauleiter Researcher (Diskussion | Beiträge) 19:16, 24. Aug. 2023 (CEST))

How ist this a standard work? I could not find it in the LoC. --Prüm ✉ 19:20, 24. Aug. 2023 (CEST)

Naja, zumindest Amazon kennt die Serie und Band 3 ist bereits 2021 erschienen. Aber Standardwerk? Müsste jemand der Kollegen "Literatur" oder der Kollegen "NS" was dazu sagen. --PCP (Disk) 19:24, 24. Aug. 2023 (CEST)

In all humility, it's the only comprehensive biographical encyclopedia of the Gauleiter, whether you can find it in the Library of Congress or not.

The only other attempt at such a publication was Karl Höffkes "Hitlers politische Generale", a rather pathetic and NS-apologist book from 1986 which appears in many Wikipedia.de articles. --Michael Miller, Gauleiter Researcher (Diskussion) 19:31, 24. Aug. 2023 (CEST)

The bottom line: This is not advertising. This is a legitimate source that warrants a place among the others.

The foreword by Sir Ian Kershaw of my and Andreas Schulz's "Leaders of the Storm Troops, Volume 1" (Helion & Co., 2015):

"The reference works by Michael Miller and Andreas Schulz, painstakingly compiled on the basis of meticulous research, are a great help to historians of the Third Reich and to anyone wishing to learn precise biographical and career details of the Nazi leadership. This latest volume, providing a plethora of personal data on the SA leadership, is no exception. I know of no comparable compilation. It would have saved me much endeavour had it been available when I was writing my biography of Hitler. I'm sure it will now be warmly welcomed, as it deserves to be, by scholars and students of Nazi Germany, and I'm very happy to record my own pleasure at its publication."

I must reiterate: I receive no profit from the book in question, which has been out of print since 2018, although it will be re-released in a second edition in the coming years. --Michael Miller, Gauleiter Researcher (Diskussion) 19:37, 24. Aug. 2023 (CEST)

Correction: I may be wrong about Karl Höffkes' book being used as a source in Wikipedia.de articles; if so, my apologies.

I would like to contribute more than the titles of my books. I would be happy to add additional researched data on the topic, as well as higher-quality photos of the Gauleiter and other personalities of the Third Reich. I have studied this topic for the past 45 years and would be honored to work as a contributor here. --Michael Miller, Gauleiter Researcher (Diskussion) 19:41, 24. Aug. 2023 (CEST)

Not sure why none of the three "Gauleiter" volumes appear on the L.O.C. website. I did find another of my books, however: https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=19394&recCount=25&recPointer=0&bibId=18864069. --Michael Miller, Gauleiter Researcher (Diskussion) 19:46, 24. Aug. 2023 (CEST)

Just following up on this. I recently contacted the Library of Congress and received the following email in response:

Sep 25 2023, 09:09PM via System

Hello Mr. Miller,

I am placing purchase requests for your three-volume Gauleiter biography set. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

Will Elsbury

Military History Specialist

Main Reading Room

The Library of Congress --Michael Miller, Gauleiter Researcher (Diskussion) 05:48, 29. Sep. 2023 (CEST)

Dear Mike, perhaps I should describe why this issue popped up. In the German Wikipedia we are sometimes struggling with Authors which are posting their books in articles in the sense of promoting themselves. For that reason every time someone post his own literature in many articles the issue “ self advertisement” or “conflict of interest” will popp up. I have to admit that historically with “Literature” it was mentioned to list there the literature used for creating the article. With the years it became a “grey zone” where others, like you, posted literature because they think it is or should be a standard work. The criteria for literature should be 1. It was used for the article 2. It refers explicitly to the article content 3. It should be approved/mentioned as standard literature in scientific environment. I hope I could clarify a little bit the problem. Yours sincerely --KarlV 20:48, 24. Aug. 2023 (CEST)