The Hitler Youth: Origins and Development 1922-1945

by H. W. Koch

Overview

H. W. Koch, himself a former Hitler Youth brings a unique sensitivity and perspective to the history of one of the most fascinating vehicles for Nazi thought and propaganda. He traces the Hitler Youth movement from its antecedents in nineteenth-century German romanticism and pre-1914 youth culture, through the World War I radicaliztion of German youth, to its ultimate exploitation by the Nazi party.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815410843
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/08/2000
Edition description:	1ST COOPER
Pages:	380
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

	Illustrations
	Preface
Chapter I	Traditions	1
Chapter II	Beginnings	17
Chapter III	Re-formation	34
Chapter IV	Birth	57
Chapter V	Dominance	84
Chapter VI	Ideology	116
Chapter VII	Literature	137
Chapter VIII	Education	162
Chapter IX	Elites	179
Chapter X	Dissent	204
Chapter XI	War	228
Chapter XII	Aftermath	253
	Glossary and Abbreviations	269
	Diagrams	273
	Reference Notes and Sources	279
	Bibliography	317
	Newspapers and Periodicals	334
	Index	339

Editorial Reviews

This well-documented and well-presented account of the intensifying authoritarian regimentation of German youth is likely to be the most satisfying we shall ever have....The author's analysis is shrewd and the incidental detail at times engagingly bizarre.

The Economist

This well-documented and well-presented account of the intensifying authoritarian regimentation of German youth is likely to be the most satisfying we shall ever have....The author's analysis is shrewd and the incidental detail at times engagingly bizarre.--The Economist

Koch, born in Munich, brings a personal perspective of a brief membership in the Hitler Youth to bear on the rise and fall of this sometimes tragic, oftem pathetic, organization. By diligent use of Nazi Party and Hitler Youth archives, Koch has fashioned the best treatment of the Hitler Youth phenomenon yet published in English.--Library Journal

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