Hitler & America

by Klaus P. Fischer

Book Overview

In February 1942, barely two months after he had declared war on the United States, Adolf Hitler praised America's great industrial achievements and admitted that Germany would need some time to catch up. The Americans, he said, had shown the way in developing the most efficient methods of production--especially in iron and coal, which formed the basis of modern industrial civilization. He also touted America's superiority in the field of transportation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812243382
• ISBN13: 9780812243383
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"