Table of Contents
Abbreviations xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Prologue xv
Introduction xvii
Part 1 Humiliation
1 Sketch of the Dictator as a Young Man 3
2 Against a 'World of Enemies' 9
3 The 'Colonization' of Germany 18
Part 2 Fragmentation
4 The Struggle for Bavaria 57
5 Anglo-American Power and German Impotence 77
6 Regaining Control of the Party 105
Part 3 Unification
7 The American Challenge 115
8 Breakthrough 140
9 Making the Fewest Mistakes 166
Part 4 Mobilization
10 The 'Fairy Tale' 187
11 The 'Elevation' of the German People 215
12 Guns and Butter 234
Part 5 Confrontation
13 'Living Standards' and 'Living Space' 273
14 'England is the motor of opposition to us' 300
15 The 'Haves' and the 'Have-Nots' 347
Part 6 Annihilation
16 Facing West, Striking East 397
17 The Struggle against the 'Anglo-Saxons' and 'Plutocracy' 446
18 The Fall of 'Fortress Europe' 500
Conclusion 551
Notes 557
Index 633