A Concise History of the Third Reich

by Benz, Wolfgang

• ISBN13: 9780520253834
• ISBN10: 0520253833
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-17
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

This well-illustrated, highly accessible book at last gives general readers and students a compact, yet comprehensive and authoritative history of the twelve years of the Third Reich--from political takeover of January 30, 1933 to the German capitulation of May 1945. Originally published to rave reviews in Germany,A Concise History of the Third Reichdescribes the establishment of the totalitarian dictatorship, the domestic and foreign politics of the regime, everyday life and terror in National Socialist Germany, the events leading to World War II and the war itself, various forms of resistance against Hitler, and the Holocaust. The book's extensive illustrations are thoroughly treated as documents that illuminate the visual power of Nazi ideology.

Author Biography

Wolfgang Benz is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Research on Antisemitism at the Technische Universitat Berlin

Table of Contents

Glossary	p. vii
Chronology	p. xi
Major Political Parties in Weimar Germany	p. xv
Seats Won by the Major Parties in National Assembly (1919) and Reichstag Elections (1920-1933)	p. xvi
Preface to the German Edition	p. xvii
From the First Reich to the Third Reich: A Brief Historical Excursus: An Introduction to the English Edition	p. 1
Prologue	p. 9
The "National Revolution"	p. 20
The Consolidation of Power	p. 35
Crisis and the Triumph of Dictatorship	p. 49
Society in the Nazi State	p. 60
The Hitler State	p. 83
Economic and Social Policy	p. 97
Terror and Persecution	p. 113
Discontent and Opposition	p. 121
The Persecution of the Jews	p. 131
The Road to War	p. 155
Daily Life in Wartime Germany and the Radicalization of the Regime	p. 171
Total War	p. 190
The Murder of the Jews	p. 213
Resistance	p. 234
Collapse	p. 250
Epilogue	p. 269
Select Bibliography	p. 283
Index	p. 287
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