Paying for Hitler's War: The Consequences of Nazi Hegemony for Europe (Publications of the German Historical Institute) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107049709 ISBN 13: 9781107049703

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

During World War II, Germany occupied much of continental Europe. Although the social and political history of this occupation has been studied extensively, the economics of the unprecedented transfer of resources has received surprisingly little attention. Allies, neutrals, and conquered nations under German hegemony were a vital source of supplies for Hitler's war machine. Without the war material, consumer goods and labor they provided, Germany would not have been able to wage a prolonged multi-front war. All of these countries suffered enormous losses, but each had a distinct experience that depended on Germany's wartime needs, whether they were allied, occupied or neutral, and their place in Nazi racial ideology. Paying for Hitler's War is a comparative economic study which explores these different experiences through case studies of twelve nations spanning the European continent.

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Book Description:

Countries under German hegemony during World War II were a vital source of supplies for Hitler's war machine. Paying for Hitler's War is a comparative economic study which explores their different experiences through case studies of twelve occupied, neutral or allied nations.

About the Author:

Jonas Scherner is Professor of Modern European Economic History at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim.

Eugene N. White is Distinguished Professor of Economics at Rutgers University, New Jersey and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1107049709
• ISBN 13: 9781107049703
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 475
• Editor: Scherner Jonas, White Eugene N.