Voices From The Third Reich An Oral History

by Steinhoff, Johannes; Pechel, Peter; Showalter, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780306805943
• ISBN10: 0306805944
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-08-22
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

A major historical document, this book contains interviews with more than 150 Germans who witnessed, participated in, or resisted the rise of Adolph Hitler. The testimony comes from well-known figures like Manfred Rommel and Helmut Kohl; former soldiers and ordinary civilians; and victims of the criminal policies of the Nazi regime. Haunting and extraordinary tales of horror, courage, grim determination, and moral confusion fill these pages.Voices from the Third Reichtakes the material of epic history and presents it in the form of the individual human experiences of men, women, and children subjected to the pressures of total war in a fascist state.

Author Biography

Johannes Steinhoff (General, U.S. Army) served as chairman of the NATO Military Committee. Peter Pechelhas been a foreign correspondent for German television. Dennis Showalter has served as guest lecturer at Yale University, the Naval War College, and the Air War College. Peter Pechelhas been a foreign correspondent for German television. Dennis Showalter has served as guest lecturer at Yale University, the Naval War College, and the Air War College.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Helmut Schmidt
Prologue: A Note on Procedures	xix
Introduction: The Rejected Republic	xxiii
PART I---THE MASTER OF EUROPE	1	(120)
Corps of Vengeance	3	(37)
Jews, Get Out!	40	(25)
Blitzkrieg	65	(26)
The Part-Time Germans	91	(30)
PART II---TURNING POINTS	121	(112)
Barbarossa	123	(27)
``You Are Talking to Dead Men''	150	(25)
Battle of the Atlantic	175	(17)
``Fortress Europe''---Without a Roof	192	(41)
PART III---DEFEAT AND CRIMES	233	(168)
The Reich Starts Shrinking	235	(50)
Genocide	285	(56)
Resistance	341	(33)
July 20---Rebellion of Conscience	374	(27)
PART IV---CATASTROPHE AND LIBERATION	401	(125)
Collapse	403	(37)
German Women in Total War	440	(28)
The Childern's Crusade	468	(32)
Gulags West and East	500	(26)
Epilogue: Finis Germaniae?	526	(7)
Glossary	533	(10)
Chronology	543	(4)
Index	547