In this lucid, lively, meticulously argued book, the author. . . [has] produce[d] a crystal clear rejection of the notion of Austria as victim. . . . Bukey has given us a deft analysis that is surely a welcome point of departure for further discussion and study of a host of difficult questions that assemble around the problematic rubric 'Austrian identity.'—Central European History



Bukey's work is tightly organized, well written, thoroughly researched, and solidly argued. It belongs in every university library collection. Though Hitler's Austria has many virtues, not the least of them is the fact that no reader can turn its final page still under the illusion that Austria in the Anschluss era was a nation peopled by morally upright, politically correct von Trapps.—Historian



[Hitler's Austria: Popular Sentiment in the Nazi Era] is a most welcome addition to the historiography of the period. It is highly readable.—Patterns of Prejudice



Other scholars have addressed major pieces of the story, but Bukey undertakes a comprehensive survey of the way Austrians responded to, and in some instances participated in, events during the years in which they were included in "Greater Germany." His book provides a timely and sobering reminder of the depths of antisemitism in Austria . . . . . The results of Bukey's efforts amply demonstrate his dedication and industry . . . . Bukey succeeds in providing a thorough chronicle of the vagaries . . . of popular opinion over seven tumultuous years.—Journal of Modern History



[This] book is remarkable for Bukey's ability to distinguish between subtle variations in popular attitudes and his successful attempt to identify ambiguous feelings, uncertainty, and inconsistent, wavering or irresolute behavior among ordinary people. . . . Bukey uses reports of the security service of the SS and other administrative accounts of popular sentiment. . . . [The] book is a convincing example of a productive use of these sources.—Journal of Social History



From a wealth of previously unknown archival sources, Bukey has put together a fair, conscientiously multifaceted though unsparingly frank picture of the Austrian people during the period of Nazi rule.—Historische Zeitschrift



Bukey's book is based on solid research in Austrian and foreign archives and on a mastery of the secondary literature. Now our best study on Austria's embrace of Nazism.—American Historical Review



A thorough account of the Austrian embrace of Hitler and Nazism, with some interesting parallels to the present.—Foreign Affairs



This important work analyzes the response of various social groups—workers, farmers, and the Roman Catholic Church—to Nazism and shows that Austrians were among Hitler's most enthusiastic followers between 1938 and 1945.—Choice



[An] excellent new book. . . . Warmly recommended for those experts on Austria recruited since the arrival of Haider's Freedom Party in Vienna's corridors of power.—Times Literary Supplement