A concise history of Nazi Germany

This balanced history offers a concise introduction to Nazi Germany. Combining narrative storytelling with analysis, Joseph Bendersky offers an authoritative survey of the major political, economic, and social factors that powered the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Now in its third edition, the book incorporates the significant research of recent years. Delving into the complexity of social life within the Nazi state, it also reemphasizes the crucial role played by racial ideology in determining the policies and practices of the Third Reich."--Jacket.

  • OCLC #: 70063068
  • ISBN #:
    • 0742553620
    • 0742553639
    • 9780742553620
    • 9780742553637
  • Call #: DD240.B348 2007
  • Physical Location: Pritzker Military Museum & Library — Storage — DD240
  • Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2007.
  • Edition:
    • 3rd ed.
  • Physical Description: xiv, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • General Notes:
    • Revised edition of: A history of Nazi Germany. 2nd ed. 2000.
    • "1919-1945."
  • Contents:
    • pt. 1. The origins and development of Nazism, 1919-1928. Weimar Democracy in crisis
    • The rise of Hitler and Nazism
    • The historical roots of Nazi ideology
    • Party structure, propaganda, and followers during the 'Early Years of Struggle'
    • pt. 2. The seizure and consolidation of power, 1929-1934. Parliamentary paralysis and the Nazi breakthrough of 1930
    • Hitler's legal path to power
    • The pseudolegal revolution
    • pt. 3. The Nazification of German Society, 1934-1938. The total state versus the dual state and polycracy
    • Political biology, culture, and society
    • SS terror, anti-Semitism, and resistance to Nazification
    • pt. 4. The rise and fall from of the Nazi empire in Europe, 1933-1945. The Führer as statesman : ideology and foreign policy
    • The Führer as warrior : victory and conquest
    • From domination to retreat
    • The Holocaust, resistance, and defeat.
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