reflections on Roosevelt's America, Mussolini's Italy, and Hitler's Germany, 1933-1939
Schivelbusch, Wolfgang
2006
Examines the shared elements of three world leaders' plans for their countries in the 1930s, Roosevelt's America, Mussolini's Italy, and Hitler's Germany, describing how their attitudes towards society and government were similar and how they led to the emergence of a new type of state.
Examines the crucial role economics played in the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, describing how Hitler's attempts to make Germany a world power influenced the country's economic successes and failures and how the end of the Third Reich has had a lasting impact on the country.
Analyzes the persecution and murder of Jews throughout occupied Europe during World War II, examining German extermination policies and measures and their reliance on the cooperation of local authorities.
Presents a comprehensive account of the Berlin Wall and the divided city from its construction in 1961 to its demise in 1989; and examines the post-war political tensions that created it.
Chronicles the events surrounding Kristallnacht, in which Nazi troops and Hitler Youth destroyed Jewish shops and neighborhoods across Germany, and examines how the rest of the world reacted to the act of terror and destruction.
Presents a biography of Otto von Bismarck and assesses his significance as a nineteenth-century reactionary and statesman credited with the development of a common currency and central bank in Germany as well as providing benefits for the sick, elderly, and the injured.
A study of German culture and society since 1871, examining Imperial Germany, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the German Democratic Republic, and the Federal Republic, with a focus on contemporary developments.
