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Nazi Germany and World War II (with InfoTrac )
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by Donald D. Wall
Sales Rank: 898490
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Cover Type: Paperback with 360 pages
Published by: Wadsworth PublishingEdition: 2nd Edition July 15, 2002
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0534604536
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0534604530
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 15.5 ounces
Product Review
"Donald Wall asks the right questions about Nazi Germany and World War II. His four themes are: Who was Adolf Hitler and how did he rise to power?; Why did the German people enthusiastically support him?; Why was WWII, "Hitler’s War," so destructive?; How could the Holocaust have happened? His text is organized around these four themes and he does an outstanding job of explicating them. His text is easily comprehensible and interesting. I find his vision for the book to be clear and consistent as well as compelling."
"Wall’s book serves as an great introductory text to the period and his explanation of the rise of Hitler, the establishment of the dictatorship and the event of the war is nuanced and reflects the best of the current historical literature."
Product Description
Who was Adolf Hitler, and how was he able to rise to such dizzying heights of power? How could Germany, a nation with such a brilliant record of achievement in all areas of human endeavor, succumb to (and even support) Hitler's murderous rule? To answer these questions, Donald Wall draws on over thirty years of personal scholarship and teaching in the area of Nazi Germany. Balanced, articulate, and accessible to readers of all levels, NAZI GERMANY AND World War II offers a comprehensive treatment of the key events and themes without getting bogged down in trivial detail. The text includes solid supporting evidence and recent research on such hotly debated topics as German citizens'knowledge of the Holocaust and popular support for the Gestapo's reign of terror.
Reader Reviews
The second edition of NAZI GERMANY AND WORLD WAR II offers an articulate, balanced, comprehensive, and generously illustrated treatment of the Third Reich from Hitler's birth in 1889 to the Nuremberg Trials in 1945-1946. Although there is no formal division, the organization of the subject matter and the degree of coverage given each topic separate the book into two parts. The first six chapters deal with Hitler's rise to power and how his regime's policies changed German society to the outbreak of war in 1939. The last five chapters detail the war, the Holocaust, and the collapse of the "thousand year Reich." As the title suggests, World War II, which is the logical outcome of Hitler's murderous racial ideology and the central event of Nazi history (and of world history from 1939 to 1945) is given extensive coverage. The heart of the book is a well-told narrative that emphasizes political history and war, but there is enough interpretive and analytical material, as well as coverage of cultural, economic, intellectual, and social topics, to justify the book's description as a comprehensive survey. The second edition, which incorporates the most current research and suggestions from students, colleagues, reviewers, and other readers, contains an updated bibliography and an extensively revised chapter on the Holocaust, which highlights recent controversial interpretations. Readers will find new material on popular support for and resistance to Hitler's murderous racial policies and greatly expanded coverage of the war, highlighting the unprecedented massacres of combatants and civilians on the Russian front, the deadly bombing of Germany, the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge, and the final destruction of the Third Reich. Excerpts from primary sources placed in text boxes--authentic, sometimes plaintive, voices from the period, some from well-known figures but more from ordinary people, including children--are a completely new feature of the second edition. I was encouraged to write a second, and, I hope, improved edition by the unwavering support of the Wadsworth editorial staff and the enthusiastic reception of the first edition by students and other readers. They have reinforced my conviction that the story of Germany's descent into hell under the Hitler regime will always need to be told.
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