Description
Hitler and Nazi Germany, Sixth Edition, is appropriate for introductory college-level courses on 20th Century Germany History, the History of Nazi Germany, and 20th Century European History.
This text is a brief yet comprehensive survey of the Third Reich based on current research findings and it is written for students and general readers who want a deeper understanding of this period in German history. It provides a balanced approach in examining Hitler's role in the history of the Third Reich and includes coverage of the economic, social, and political forces that made the rise and growth of Nazism possible; the institutional, cultural, and social life of the Third Reich; the Second World War; and the Holocaust.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Europe in the Nineteenth Century
Imperial Germany
The Impact of World War I
Suggestions for Further Reading
CHAPTER 2: BEGINNINGS: WEIMAR GERMANY AND THE RISE OF HITLER AND NAZISM
Weimar Germany
Hitler and the Emergence of the Nazi Party (1889–1920)
The Munich Politician and the Early Nazi Party (1920–1923)
First Attempt at Power
Suggestions for Further Reading
CHAPTER 3: THE GROWTH AND VICTORY OF NAZISM 1924–1934
New Beginnings: The Rebuilding of the Nazi Party, 1924–1929
The Climb to Power, 1930–1933
The Consolidation of Power, 1933–1934
Suggestions for Further Reading
CHAPTER 4: THE NAZI STATE 1933–1939
The Hitler State
Economic and Social Developments
Instrument of Terror: The SS Police State
Legal and Judicial Systems
The Churches
The Military
Public Opinion and Resistance in the Third Reich
Suggestions for Further Reading
CHAPTER 5: THE DICTATOR
Hitler’s Personality
Hitler as Messianic Leader
Hitler the Orator
Hitler as an Ideologist
Propaganda and Mass Meetings
Suggestions for Further Reading
CHAPTER 6: CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN NAZI GERMANY
Culture
The Manipulation of Youth
Education
Women in the Third Reich
Family and Population Policy
Sex and Morals
Suggestions for Further Reading
CHAPTER 7: HITLER’S WAR
Prelude to War
World War II
Suggestions for Further Reading
CHAPTER 8: NAZI GERMANY IN WARTIME
The New Order
The Home Front: Civil Life in Wartime Germany
Resistance in Wartime Germany
Suggestions for Further Reading
CHAPTER 9: THE HOLOCAUST
Hitler’s Racial Ideology
Anti-Semitism in Germany
Anti-Jewish Policies, 1933–1939
The Final Solution
The Other Holocaust
Questions About the Holocaust
Suggestions for Further Reading
CHAPTER 10: CONCLUSIONS
The War Crimes Trials
The Significance of Nazism
Suggestions for Further Reading
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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