Description |
vi, 347 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
1. The defeat of Germany in 1918 and the European balance of power -- 2. National Socialist organization and foreign policy aims in 1927 -- 3. The world through Hitler's eyes -- 4. The Nazi revolution: A war against human rights -- 5. Propaganda for peace and preparation for war -- 6. Hitler and England, 1933-1945: Pretense and reality -- 7. German foreign policy and Austria -- 8. Germany, Munich, and appeasement -- 9. A proposed compromise over Danzig in 1939? -- 10. The German generals and the outbreak of war, 1938-1939 -- 11. Hitler's decision for war -- 12. German diplomacy toward the Soviet Union -- 13. The Nazi-Soviet pacts of 1939: A half century later -- 14. From confrontation to cooperation: Germany and the United States, 1917-1949 -- 15. Pearl Harbor: The German perspective -- 16. Global conflict: The interaction between the European and Pacific theaters of war in World War II -- 17. The "Final Solution" and the war in 1943 |
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18. July 20, 1944: The German resistance to Hitler --19. D-Day after fifty years: Assessments of costs and benefits -- 20. German plans for victory, 1944-1945 --21. Reflections on running a war: Hitler, Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Tojo -- 22. Some thoughts on World War II -- 23. A new Germany in a new world --Appendix: The end of Ranke's history? Reflections on the fate of history in the twentieth century |
Summary |
Collection of special studies illuminating the nature of the Nazi system and its impact on Germany and the world |
Analysis |
Germany |
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World War 2 |
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Germany |
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World War 2 |
Notes |
Slightly rev. collection of conference lectures, periodical articles, etc |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany.
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SUBJECT |
Germany -- History -- 1918-1933. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054589
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Germany -- History -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054594
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LC no. |
94027076 |
ISBN |
0521474078 |
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0521566266 (paperback) |
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