Full name: Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History

Author: Jackson J. Spielvogel Year: 1988 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780131898776 0131898779

A brief, yet comprehensive survey of the Third Reich based on current research findings and written for general readers who want a deeper view of this period in German history. Provides a balanced approach in examining Hitler's role in the history of the Third Reich. KEY TOPICS: Coverage ranges from the economic, social, and political forces that made possible the rise and growth of Nazism as well as the institutional, cultural, and social life of the Third Reich, the Second World War, and the Holocaust. Traces the rise of Hitler and the growth of the Nazi party in the context of the political, economic, and social problems of Weimar Germany. Presents Hitler from the perspective of the influences on his early development, character traits, oratorical skills, and his messianic pretensions. provides an analysis of Hitler's ideology based on extensive quotations from his writings and speeches. examines the social composition and membership of the Nazi party and its leaders. New topics include material on: culture and society in Nazi Germany; youth in Germany during World War II; an in-depth look at the Holocaust and anti-Semitism in Germany. MARKET: Appropriate as a reference book for history, political science, and literature professionals. Similar books: Hitlerland by Andrew Nagorski The Third Reich in Power by Richard J. Evans The "Hitler Myth" by Ian Kershaw The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans Killing Hitler by Roger Moorhouse The Nazi Seizure of Power by William Sheridan Allen Hitler's Beneficiaries by Gotz Aly Backing Hitler by Robert Gellately The Meaning of Hitler by Sebastian Haffner The Third Reich at War by Richard J. Evans Inside Hitler's Bunker by Joachim Fest Seduced By Hitler by Adam LeBor The Third Reich by Michael Burleigh The Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Dead Wake by Erik Larson One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll 102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer The History of Jihad by Robert Spencer