| A Concise History of the Third Reich: Volume 39 Contributor(s): Benz, Wolfgang (Author), Dunlap, Thomas (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0520253833 ISBN-13: 9780520253834 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: 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 Reich" describes 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 943.086 |
| LCCN: 2005025768 |
| Series: Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.78" W x 8.64" (0.95 lbs) 331 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 1930's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Reich describes 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. |