Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History

by David Redles and Jackson J. Spielvogel

Book Overview

Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History is a brief but comprehensive survey of the Third Reich based on current research findings that provides a balanced approach to the study of Hitler's role in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0139759964
• ISBN13: 9780139759963
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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Hitler and Nazi Germany

This book is an excellent look at Nazi Germany and it arrived quickly. I needed it as my textbook for a class and it came extremely fast and was a great buy.

Great Place to Start for an introduction to Hitler and Nazi Germany

This is a comprehensive introduction to Hitler and Nazi Germany; it is not by any means a brief history of WW II. While the war is mentioned within the context of looking at Nazi history, the book focuses on Hitler, the rise of the Social Democrats, and how the Nazi party affected the people, economy, social, political and artistic life within Germany.There is also focus on the "Final Solution" - Hitler's maniacal obsession with anti-semitism. But that is just one facet of this complete study. The book is perhaps most valuable for the bibliography at the end of each chapter which extensive readings for further study. Recommended for students starting serious study of the period, or others just wanting to know how such evil could so easily infect one of the most cultured, civilized countries in Europe. Or perhaps, how the victors of World War One could have so blindly imposed penalties and reparations that created the desperation within Germany that allowed Hitler to easily fill the void.

The best short history of Nazi Germany available

Jackson Spielvogel has provided an excellent overview of the Nazi period of German history. His scope is comprehensive, considering Germany before Hitler, the dictator himself, the Nazi path to power, and the system that Hitler and his followers established once they came to power. He goes on to consider the two logical outgrowths of the philosophy of Nazism, World War II, aptly called "Hitler's War," and the Holocaust.Throughout, Spielvogel succeeds in making the contemporary reader understand how the Nazis could come to power in "the land of Bach and Beethoven." This is a crucial question, not only for historians, but for every citizen of the world. As recent events in the Balkans and Africa have demonstrated, it is all too easy for the veneer of civilization to crack and expose the barbarism beneath.I would recommend this volume to anyone with an interest in World War II, modern Europe and Germany, or the desire to be a better and more responsible human being.