The Third Reich: Charisma and Community / Edition 1

by Martin Kitchen

Overview

The twelve years of the Third Reich casts a dark shadow over history. Fierce debates still rage over many of the hows, whys and wherefores of this perplexing period.

Leading expert on German history, Martin Kitchen, provides a concise, accessible and provocative account of Nazi Germany. It takes into account the political, social, economic and cultural ramifications, and sets it within the context of the times, while pointing out those areas that still defy our understanding.

This lively account addresses major issues such as the reasons for Hitler’s extraordinary popularity, his hold over the German people even when all seemed lost, the role of ideology, the cooption of the elites, and the descent into war for race and space, culminating in the horrors of the holocaust.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138836952
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/27/2015
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Martin Kitchen is Professor of History at Simon Fraser University, Canada and the author of numerous books and scholarly articles on German and European history including Nazi Germany at War (Longman, 1994), Europe Between the Wars (2nd extended edition, Longman, 2006) and A World in Flames: A Concise History of the Second World War in Europe and Asia (Longman, 1990).

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

Authors Acknowledgements

Publisher's Acknowledgements

List of Maps

1. Background
2. The origins of National Socialism
3. Hitler as chancellor
4. Reordering society and the economy
5. The churches and education
6. The arts and propaganda
7. The SA, SS and police
8. Foreign policy
9. The Shoah
10. The war

Notes

Further Reading

Index