This recent book thomas kohut, german generations develops a really innovative approach to trying to understand the experience and psychology of ordinary germans using multiple oral history interviews to create composite portraits and would answer very specifically many of the questions about feelings and responses your post raises. Nuremberg had been the host of huge nazi party conventions from 1927 to 1938. Wherever books are burned, human beings are destined to be burned too. Germanys secret weapons of world war ii explores this littleknow aspect of the nazi war machine to reveal the extent of german secret weapons development. Germany, hitler, and world war ii essays in modern german and world history. How the nazis normalized antisemitism by appealing to. On april 1, what came to be called the ruhr pocket was surrounded, along with millions of civilians and hundreds of. May 10, 1933 students and storm troopers on the opera square in berlin with books. It probably came out within the past few years, but possibly not. The untold story of the secret mission to seize nazi map.
Realistically, what wwii german advanced weapons had best chance to be game changing. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Jul, 20 a teacher recommended us a book about the nazi s winning ww2 and im trying to remember what it was called. The most important lesson i ever learned came to me in the french archives when i was researching a book about paris after the liberation. This vibrant fiction genre could be renamed what if books. Discover librarianselected research resources on german history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Nov 28, 2017 death dealer, the diaries of rudolf hoss, not hess. The things our fathers sawthe untold stories of the world war ii generation from hometown, usavolume i. We knew that in two years time, that is by the end of 1942, beginning of 1943, the english would be ready, the americans would.
The german army wwii in 1935, hitler, fuhrer of nazi germany violated the treaty of versailles by rebuilding the german armys strength by bringing in military conscription and rearmament. Chief target populations included romani, sinti, ethnic poles, soviet pows, disabled germans, and jews from across europe. This is a list of books about nazi germany, the state that existed in germany during the period from 1933 to 1945, when its government was controlled by adolf hitler and his national socialist german workers party nsdap. The term pax germanica, latin for german peace, is sometimes used for this theoretical.
The secret nazi ufo base beneath antarctica the th floor. What are good books to know about the inside of nazi germany. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. I have a friend who is german and in the past has informed me that they are taught about ww2 because it is an important part of their history. Captivating and powerful, it is a great read not only for those who arent into typical history books, but also for the researcher in this field. Set during world war ii in germany, markus zusaks groundbreaking new novel is the story of liesel meminger, a foster girl living outside of munich. It was set in britain, years after the war and how the country was now being run. Army in world war iihighlights the major ground force campaigns during the six years of the war, offers suggestions for further reading, and provides americans an opportunity to learn about the armys role in world war ii. A collection of public domain world war ii books, radio broadcasts, vdiscs, films, and other ephemera.
Today, we revisit this strange tale of the nazi ufo base under the. A detailed history of the education in nazi germany that includes images, quotations and the main events. A new history of world war ii, lj 111593 offers a new perspective on german history in relation to hitler and the formulation of german foreign. Before and during world war ii, germanys nazi party condemned drug use. Nazi propaganda and censorship the holocaust encyclopedia. Books, germany, original period items, ww ii 193945, militaria, collectibles.
Religion played a role in nazi germany but as with so many other aspects of life in the state, religion became the property of the government with the introduction of the reich church. Allies, german soldiers, and civilians surround the ruhr pocket. Germany signed a nonaggression pact with the ussr, and invaded poland on 1 september 1939, launching world war ii in europe. It seized austria and almost all of czechoslovakia in 1938 and 1939. I am a 48 year old german, born in 1968 and raised in the southern part of the free state of bavaria.
Ideally about someone who wasnt that interested or involved in politics and didnt have any. In fact it was a german farmers wife who had fallen desperately in love with a french. The nazi regime ended after the allies defeated germany in may 1945, ending world war ii in europe. Einstein, who was also jewish, left for the united. Aug 31, 2017 a brief history of book burning, from the printing press to internet archives as long as there have been books, people have burned thembut over the years, the motivation has changed. It was also the most expensive, it damaged the most property, and it killed more people than any war previous or since. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful. The books targeted for burning were those viewed as being subversive or as representing ideologies opposed to nazism. The first books burned were those of karl marx and karl kautsky.
The nazi book burnings were a campaign conducted by the german student union to ceremonially burn books in nazi germany and austria in the 1930s. From the coast of france to the pacific theater, discover the best world war ii books that examine the conflicts murky origins and complex legacies. The world had never seen an army like the german army of ww2. A new book has gathered the memories of kriegskinder, next to portraits of them as they are now. The nazis were defeated, and the allies stood victorious. It also includes some important works on the development of nazi imperial ideology, totalitarianism, german society during the era, the formation of anti. What are some good books of world war 2 from a german. The recent resolution of the parliamentary assembly of the osce fully equalizes the role of the soviet union and nazi germany at the outbreak of the second.
The final volume, the third reich at war, follows nazi germany from the start of the war up until its final collapse. Specific dates and mints may be available at the each price, but in many cases the prices will be higher. Nazi germany is also known as the third reich drittes reich, meaning third realm or third empire, alluding to the nazis perception that nazi germany was the successor of the earlier holy roman 8001806 and german 18711918 empires. What if the confederates won the american civil war. Facts and documents on the annihilation of romanias jews, 194044. How the nazis normalized antisemitism by appealing to children a new museum and exhibit explore the depths of the hatred toward europes jews. The burning of books a hundred years before the advent of hitler, the german jewish poet, heinrich heine, had declared.
Joseph goebbels, took control of all forms of communication in germany. Nazi propaganda and censorship once they succeeded in ending democracy and turning germany into a oneparty dictatorship, the nazis orchestrated a massive propaganda campaign to win the loyalty and cooperation of germans. Nazi germany and their allies were fighting for control of the city of stalingrad in. Nazi germany the reichstag fire the facts at 10pm on 27th february 1933 the berlin fire department received a call that the reichstag building was on fire. Facts, figures and data for hitlers nazi regime, 193345 wwii germany. Finally, and perhaps most significantly, hitlers youth policies aimed at filling the minds of young germans with ideas about racial purity, aryan supremacy, german expansion and. Discover the best world war ii history in best sellers.
This collection of special studies in twentiethcentury german and world history illuminates the nature of the nazi system and its impact on germany and the world. This is a chapter from a middle school geography textbook published in the midst of the war. Please send your want list if you are looking for specific dates and mints. Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the axis powers of germany, italy, and japan won world war ii. Dec 03, 2014 im looking for books about the daily lives of ordinary, nonjewish germans in the runup to wwii.
Broken down by weapon types, the book includes reference tables, diagrams, colorful maps, charts and photographs, presenting all the core data in easytofollow formats. This is a list of books about nazi germany, the state that existed in germany during the period. Set in 1962 after nazi germany and japan won world war ii in 1948. Dick, fatherland by robert harris, the reader by bernhard schlink, the boy in the str. Teamed in close quarters, they find themselves falling in love during a period in history when such relationships are dangerous. A new history of the second world war the new yorker. Free ebooks, world war ii, military history, nook books. The holocaust is discussed indepth and is talked about in a rough and honest fashion. Lindbergh was right to sound the alarm about a german military buildup. While hitler had been brought up as a roman catholic, he rejected christian beliefs as an adult. Mar 31, 2017 a few months ago, the internet got itself all worked up over a rumored discovery buried deep within the ice of antarctica.
As the allies advanced into western germany in 1945, general eisenhower ordered u. Decades after nazi armies began their march of conquest and genocide, the german children. Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii wikipedia. Joel anderson po box 365, grover beach, ca 934830365 usa email. List of books and articles about nazi propaganda online. World war ii books military history lot of 11 nazi germany hitler japan armynavy ebay. Survey of the nazi party, the political party of the national socialist mass movement that was led by adolf hitler. Instead, with an extraordinary array of facts and statistics, the book offers.
The germans dont hide any of their history from their children,or attempt to excuse it as such. An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the wartorn skies of world war ii if i could only own one book about the war it would be that one. Nazi human experimentation was a series of medical experiments on large numbers of prisoners, including children, by nazi germany in its concentration camps in the early to mid 1940s, during world war ii and the holocaust. Books about ordinary german life prewwii germany history. Nazi germany made increasingly aggressive territorial demands, threatening war if these were not met. He wanted to provide children in nazi germany with a sense of purpose, achievement and community, something conspicuously absent during his own listless childhood. Mein kampf is essential, but it is almost always in a shortened version.
Modern propaganda is distinguished from other forms of communication in that it is consciously and deliberately used to influence group attitudes. Best book i have ever read about the war was a higher call. World war ii was the most destructive war in the history of the world. Jul, 2017 top 5 disturbing facts about nazi experiments subscribe. For your consideration is this lot of 11 world war ii military history books.
No wonder this book has been a bestseller in germany. World war 2 rationing in nazi germany surpassingly enough there werent many restrictions that the government at the time laid upon the civilians, at least during the first part of the war. Numerous examples exist in several languages worldwide. The thing that stuck in my mind was that the tone, phrases, attitudes, etc of the book were of the winner writes history slant which would be so odd to us today. Blitzed details massive drug use in nazi germany youtube. Home browse history european history germany german history. As mundy reveals in code girls, there were in fact not two the german enigma and.
My immediate thoughts where, well, what rubbish they are talking. Apr 07, 2014 a somewhat classic read now, evans work covers all aspects of life in the third reich, and is one of the three books in a series on nazi germany that he has written. First published in 1960, this national book award winner and new york times bestseller traces the rise and fall of nazi germany from adolf hitlers birth in 1889 to the end of world war ii in 1945. As horrific as forced sterilization in america was, nothing compared to adolf hitlers eugenic experiments leading up to and during world war ii. I overheard someone a few days ago talking about how the germans do not teach their children about ww2 in school. Are there any books about wwii written by former nazis. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii has become a common concept of alternative history and counterfactual history.
The war against the jews 193345 is a soft cover book published in 1987 by penquin books containing 556 pages. Nazi germany is the common english name for the german state between 1933 and 1945, when adolf hitler and his nazi party nsdap controlled the country, which they transformed into a dictatorship. The secret war is one of 5 top nonfiction books about world war ii. A historian of the ottoman empire and modern turkey, he is a publisher of popular history, a podcaster, and online course creator. These books have been selected for their content, accessibility and affordability. List of books and articles about german history online. World war ii set humanity on a path to our modern world. Conspiracy theories and rumors flew like mad paranoid spitballs all over the interwebs as people went to town over this peculiar discovery. Did nazi germany explode a nuclear bomb in its last days. They are available for purchase through our affiliate partner, the book depository, at low prices. There are survivor accounts, talking indepth about the ho. The most well known german prisoner of war camps were known as either stalags, short for the german word stammlager, or oflags, short for the german offizier lager.
Jul 21, 2008 i seem to remember somebody mentioning a what if fiction book that looked back at wwii after the fact, written as if germany had won wwii. The untold story of the secret mission to seize nazi map data how a covert u. All three books are pretty well researched and well written, and evans made sure to present as many points of view as possible, giving you a closer look at many of the daily aspects of life under nazi rule. This selection of nazi germany books has been compiled by alpha history authors. Culture how the children of nazi germany remember world. Facts, figures and data for the nazis plan to rule the world world war ii data book world war ii germany by chris mcnab isbn.
And hitler didnt come up with the concept of a superior aryan race all on his own. In the early years of the war most people could freely buy any goods they could afford. The nazis were slower than the allies to replace downed aircraft they had. The rise of nazism in germany during the 1930sand the conviction that hitler could be defeated only by military forceprompted einstein rethink his strict pacifist views. Top 10 nazi cultural history books doing history in public. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she cant resistbooks. Pictures are appropriate and serve to graphically support what sadly seems to have become cliche in the interim. The nazi book burnings were a campaign conducted by the german student union the dst to ceremonially burn books in nazi germany and austria in the. What if nazi germany had been victorious in world war ii.
This might have something to do with the fact that i was born. Germany was so extraordinarily successful in the first two years that hitler came close to realizing his aim of establishing hegemony in europe. In short, contemporary history books tend to be somewhat remote in how this is all presented. Army intelligence unit canvassed wartorn europe, capturing intelligence with incalculable strategic value. Increasing numbers of jewish refugees were fleeing germany, bringing with them horrific tales of nazi persecution. But world war ii continues to be the most important war in history because of the effect that it had on so many peoples lives and on so many countries. World war ii books military history lot of 11 nazi germany.
The same as the history books in other western countries. But his triumphs were not part of a strategic conception that secured victory in. Drugs in the third reich, claims german soldiers were often high on. In germany, the book went through eight editions the last in 1987 and was added to highschool reading lists in some school districts. It governed germany by totalitarian methods from 1933 to 1945, was responsible for initiating the european portion of world war ii, and perpetrated the holocaust. There are eight hardcover and three paperback books, all in good to very good condition. A brief history of book burning, from the printing press to. Top 5 disturbing facts about nazi experiments youtube. In content they are very objective and leave out nothing. Under hitlers rule, germany became a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government. What do german high school history books teach about ww2. Then, something goes wrong with the project, and ben and tom disappear. Oct 09, 2011 a color photograph of the bombedout historic city of nuremberg, germany in june of 1945, after the end of world war ii.