Hitler and Nazi Germany

<P><B></B> A brief, yet comprehensive survey of the Third Reich based  on current research findings and written for general readers who want a deeper  view of this period in German history. Provides a balanced approach in  examining Hitler's role in the history of the Third Reich. <B>KEY TOPICS:</B>  Coverage ranges from the economic, social, and political forces that made  possible the rise and growth of Nazism as well as the institutional, cultural,  and social life of the Third Reich, the Second World War, and the Holocaust.  Traces the rise of Hitler and the growth of the Nazi party in the context of  the political, economic, and social problems of Weimar Germany. Presents Hitler  from the perspective of the influences on his early development, character  traits, oratorical skills, and his messianic pretensions. provides an analysis  of Hitler's ideology based on extensive quotations from his writings and  speeches. examines the social composition and membership of the Nazi party and  its leaders. New topics include material on: culture and society in Nazi  Germany; youth in Germany during World War II; an in-depth look at the  Holocaust and anti-Semitism in Germany. <B>MARKET:</B> Appropriate as a  reference book for history, political science, and literature professionals.   </P>

Providing a clear, straightforward, and complete history-both thematic and chronological-of the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, author Jackson J. Spielvogel places the emergence of Hitler and the Third Reich within the social, economic, and political contexts that made it all possible.

Topics examined are the cultural and social aspects of the Nazi regime, including sections on art and literature, family and population policy, and sex and morals. Also provided is an in-depth view of the Holocaust—anti-Semitism in Germany, Hitler's personal racial ideology and vision of Aryan purity, the mechanisms of terror and control, and the Jewish perspective on these events.

New to the Fifth Edition:

• Material on the political scene in Weimar Germany
• Hitler's early life
• The role of Gregor Strasser in rebuilding the Nazi Party
• Material on Darre and "Blood and Soil"
• The SS and the military between 1933 and 1939