Hitler's Third Reich in 100 Objects: A Material History of Nazi Germany

by Roger Moorhouse, Richard Overy (Foreword by)

Overview

First book of its kind for the Third Reich and the Second World War to look at the wide range of objects associated with politics and everyday life.

’An engaging and novel approach to a familiar history. Pleasingly comprehensive and accessible… highly recommended’ - Iron Cross magazine.

Hitler's Third Reich is still the focus of numerous articles, books and films: no regime of the twentieth century has prompted such a body of literature.

Collated by one of the world's leading historians of Nazi Germany and illustrated throughout, this book is a compelling and revelatory guide to the Third Reich.

Ranging from documents and postcards to weapons and personal effects, these objects include Pervitin, Hitler's Mercedes, Hitler's grooming kit, the Messerschmitt 262, the Luger pistol, the Tiger Tank, Eva Braun's lipstick case, the underpants of Rudolf Hess, and, of course, the Swastika and Mein Kampf.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784385163
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	08/17/2020
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

ROGER MOORHOUSE is a historian of the Third Reich. He has been published in over 20 languages. He is a tour guide, a book reviewer and a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Warsaw.

Richard James Overy is a British historian who has published extensively on the history of World War II and Nazi Germany.

Table of Contents

Foreword Richard Overy xi

The Objects

1 Hitler's Paint Box 3

2 Hitler's German Workers' Party Card 6

3 The Blood Flag 7

4 Hyperinflation Banknote 10

5 Hitler's Moustache Brush 13

6 Der Stürmer Front Page 15

7 Mein Kampf 17

8 The Hitler Greeting 20

9 Horst Wessel Song Original Score 23

10 Runes 26

11 Geli Raubal Bust 29

12 Junkers Ju 52 32

13 Nazi Party Election Poster, 1932 34

14 Last Vorwärts Newspaper, 1933 37

15 Winter Aid Collection Tins 40

16 Golden Nazi Party Badge 42

17 Volksempfänger Radio Set 44

18 Hitler Youth Uniform 46

19 Nazi Party Haustafel 50

20 Leibstandarte Cuff Band 52

21 Autobahn 55

22 SA Dagger 57

23 Heinrich Hoffmann's Leica 59

24 Stahlhelm 62

25 Honour Temples 64

26 Swastika Flag of Nazi Germany 66

27 Arbeit Macht Frei Gate 68

28 Messerschmitt Bf 109 80

29 Jackboots 72

30 Concentration Camp Badges 74

31 Berghof Plate 77

32 Elastolin Toy Figure 80

33 A 'Protective Custody Order' 82

34 Olympic Stadium 85

35 The 88 mm Gun 88

36 Eva Braun's Lipstick Case 90

37 Great German Art Exhibition Catalogue 93

38 Nuremberg Rally Beer Stein 95

39 Gestapo Warrant Disc 98

40 Hitler's Germania Sketch 101

41 Gas Mask and Canister 103

42 Volkswagen Beetle 105

43 Mutterkreuz 108

44 'Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer' Card 110

45 Wilhelm Gustloff Bracelet 113

46 Jerrycans 116

47 Waffen-SS Camouflage 118

48 Badenweiler March 121

49 Georg Elser's Stolperstein 123

50 Ration Cards 126

51 Enigma Code Machine 129

52 Wolfgang Willrich Postcard 133

53 Nazi Eagle 135

54 Stick Grenade 137

55 Type VII U-Boat 139

56 Junkers Ju 87 Stuka 142

57 Mercedes-Benz 770 Limousine 144

58 Luger Pistol 147

59 Gleiwitz Radio Tower 149

60 German-Soviet Treaty Border Map 151

61 Verdunkelung Poster 154

62 Erkennungsmarken 156

63 Der Ewige Jude Film Poster 158

64 Pervitin 161

65 MP 40 Submachine Gun 163

66 Waffen-SS Recruiting Poster 165

67 Psychiatric Asylum Iron Bed 168

68 Afrika Korps Field Cap 170

69 Flak Tower 172

70 Prinz Eugen Propeller 174

71 Hampel Postcard 177

72 Rudolf Hess's Underpants 179

73 Knight's Cross, with Oak Leaves and Swords 181

74 Judenstern 184

75 Bells of Lübeck Marienkirche 186

76 'Goliath' Miniature Tank 188

77 Sophie Scholl's Matriculation Card 190

78 Tiger I Tank 193

79 Wannsee Villa 196

80 Zyklon-B Canister 199

81 Death Card 201

82 Gate House at Birkenau 203

83 Treblinka Brooch 206

84 Demyansk Shield 209

85 Panzerfaust Anti-Tank Weapon 211

86 Reinhard Heydrich Postage Stamp 213

87 Wehrmacht Mittens 214

88 Hindenburg Lights 217

89 The Stroop Report 219

90 July Bomb Plot Wound Badge 223

91 The Schattenmann 226

92 Forced Labourer's Work Card 228

93 Feldgendarmerie Gorget 230

94 V-1 Flying Bomb 232

95 Messerschmitt Me 262 Fighter 235

96 Volkssturm Armband 238

97 V-2 Missile 241

98 Göring's Telegram 244

99 Admiral Dönitz's Baton 247

100 Göring's Cyanide Capsule 250

Acknowledgements 253

Picture Credits 254

Bibliography 255

Editorial Reviews

"An engaging and novel approach to a familiar history. Pleasingly comprehensive and accessible… highly recommended."

Iron Cross Magazine

"From the bizarre to the sinister; a novel and informative way of describing Nazi Germany."

Charles Messenger

"No one knows more about the Third Reich than Roger Moorhouse. He has chosen fascinating objects that expose the poisonous reality of Hitler’s Germany."

Dan Snow

"A beautifully illustrated book by a leading expert on the Nazis."

The Bookseller

"A fascinating kaleidoscope. These 100 objects are the icons of Nazi Germany."

Professor Sonke Neitzel

"Featuring insightful commentary on the tangible relics of the Third Reich, this book tells the history of the Nazi regime from a fascinating new perspective"

Military History Monthly

"The style of writing is clear and coherent, the illustrations crisp and of excellent quality, and the book well-rounded and accessible to all. Whether the reader is just interested in this period of history or an academic it is very highly recommended."

Britain at War Magazine - Alina Nwobilska

"Moorhouse is an historian with an extraordinary gift for telling detail… Hitler’s Third Reich in 100 Objects performs two essential tasks when it comes to remembering Nazi Germany. First, it conveys how a single, 12-year period — as Richard Overy points out in his introduction — 'continues to exert a macabre fascination long after its violent demise'. At the same time, it decouples beauty from politics, forcing the reader to confront how the former can be dragooned into service by the latter, but need not be."

TheCritic.co.uk

"Every political religion requires its icons and Nazism exemplified this. Art, artefacts and symbols mattered enormously to Hitler and his henchmen, who were selling an idea, a faith, as much as a political programme. This fascinating and beautifully illustrated book by a leading expert on the Nazis sums up the Third Reich in a brilliant and highly accessible way."

Professor Andrew Roberts