304 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Third Reich is a succinct, comprehensive examination of the major debates surrounding this crucial period in modern German history. The character and operation of the Nazi state, and of its global consequences, have been discussed and disputed since 1933. David G. Williamson’s Seminar Studies text, now in its fifth edition, provides students with a lucid introduction to the Third Reich and... Read more

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

1. THE HISTORICAL DEBATE

PART TWO: ANALYSIS

2. THE ORIGINS AND RISE OF NATIONAL SOCIALISM

3. THE LEGAL REVOLUTION AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF POWER, 1933–34

4. STATE, PARTY AND FÜHRER: THE GOVERNMENT OF NAZI GERMANY, 1933–39

5. THE ECONOMY, 1933–39

6. THE PEOPLE’S COMMUNITY: GERMAN SOCIETY AND THE THIRD REICH, 1933–39

8. FOREIGN POLICY, 1933–39

9. GERMANY, EUROPE AND THE WORLD, 1939–45

10. THE HOME FRONT, 1939–45

11. THE GERMAN OPPOSITION

PART THREE: ASSESSMENT

12. THE THIRD REICH IN RETROSPECT

PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS

Guide to Further Reading

References

Index

Biography

David G. Williamson has written extensively on modern German and European history. Among his recent publications are Poland Betrayed: The Nazi Soviet Invasions of 1939 (2011), Germany Since 1789: A Nation Forged and Renewed (2nd edition, 2016) and, also in the Seminar Studies series, Bismarck and Germany (3rd edition, 2010). Formerly head of history at Highgate School, he is now a writer and freelance lecturer.