The Third Reich

by Williamson, D.G.

• ISBN13: 9780582209145
• ISBN10: 0582209145
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

In this greatly expanded third edition, David Williamson provides a concise but comprehensive account of the origins, course and downfall of the Third Reich. He analyses the reasons for Hitler's rise to power and looks at how the Nazi regime consolidated its grip on power during the period March 1933-August 1934. Further sections examine how Nazi Germany was governed and Hitler's economic, social and foreign policies both in peacetime and at war up to 1945. The record of the German opposition and the problems it confronted is also discussed.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Historical Debate

Analysis

The Origins and Rise of National Socialism

The Legal Revolution and the Consolidation of Power, 1933-34

State, Party and Fuhrer: The Government of Nazi Germany, 1933-39

The Economy, 1933-39

The People's Community: German Society & the Third Reich, 1933-39

The Racial State

Foreign Policy, 1933-39

Germany, Europe and the World, 1939-451

The Home Front, 1939-451

The German Opposition

Assessment

The Third Reich in retrospect

DocumentsglossaryWho's Who

Bibliography

Index

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