The Mind of the Third Reich: The Ideas Behind Aggression, Atrocity and Defeat

This book traces the evolution of Nazi ideology from its roots in 19th Century notions of Romanticism and nationalism into a charter for racist atrocity and unbridled aggression. Nazi ideas did not emerge fully fledged at the time Hitler took power in 1933 but had been developing for more than a decade. The raw wounds of defeat and humiliation following WWI, as well as the financial debacles of hyper-inflation and worldwide depression, left Germany vulnerable to the attractions of a 'strong...