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Germany and the Second World War: Organization and Mobilization in the German Sphere of Power, Wartime Administration,...
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by Rolf-Dieter Muller, Hans Umbreit, Derry Cook-Radmore, and Bernhard R. Kroener
Sales Rank: 1760026
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$526.00
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 1184 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA April 10, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0198208731
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0198208730
Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 6.5 x 2.3 inches
Weighs: 3.6 pounds
Product Review
Review from other book by this author REVIEWS OF THE GERMAN EDITION
`a remarkable achievement of collaborative history . . . undoubtedly the best analytic account of the war from the German perspective.' German History
`a work of outstanding scholarship . . . On almost every page there are insights and stimulating ideas.' Journal of Modern History
`cool, magisterial and convincing . . . this is a work of the highest importance, not only for military historians, but for all students of world history in the 20th century.' Sir Michael Howard, English Historical Review
`Should leave no doubt that the world's most distinguished company of military historians is to be found in the Militargeschichtliches Forschungsamt.' American Historical Review
Product Description
Volume V Part II of the comprehensive and authoritative Germany and the Second World War series completes the analysis (begun in Volume V/I) of the administration and exploitation of the German sphere of power and of the German war economy. The authors show how, despite military success and
increasingly desperate efforts at mobilizing every resource for the war effort, it was becoming apparent that the Reich's strength was spent. The consequence was ever more ruthless oppression of the population and a frenzied elimination of 'ideological' and 'racial' opponents.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Germany and the Second World War: Volume V: Organization and Mobilization of the German Sphere of Power (Part 1: Wartime administration, economy, and manpower ... (Germany and the Second World War) (Hardcover)
While these ten volumes are indispensable to anyone seriously interested in studying Germany in the second world war, Oxford have priced the translation so extortionately that even many libraries will not be able to afford them. What they get out of this I really can't see - at this price point I doubt they will sell more than a few dozen copies worldwide per volume. Although realistically this is never going to sell in large quantities, interest in the Third Reich and WW2 is so extensive they could undoubtedly sell many more copies at a normal academic paperback price point as their are hundreds of academics working in the field who would want a set if they could afford it. Plus as every publisher knows there are many thousands of militaria fanatics and Nazi-obsessive general readers who will buy anything with a swastika on the cover. As regards libraries very few will buy the full set at this price (I only know of one academic library in London that has it) - or allow it out of the reference reading rooms if they do - but at a sensible price it would be placed on many more university course reading lists. Given that the authors are the Military History unit of the Bundeswehr who are hardly going to be profit-driven, I doubt they are driving Oxford's pricing. Certainly translating this mountain of verbiage must be very expensive but that is all the more reason to sell it at a price that would maximise sales. Given that the German edition costs 'only' 50 euros a volume from amazon.de (one-sixth of the Oxford translation price) it would probably be cheaper for normal mortals to pay for advanced language courses and read it in the original.
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