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Travelers in the Third Reich : the rise of fascism: 1919-1945 / Julia Boyd.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover editionDescription: viii, 456 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1681777827
  • 9781681777825
Other title:
  • Travelers in the 3rd Reich
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Contents:
Open wounds -- Deepening pain -- Sex and sun -- "The seething brew" -- The noose tightens -- Monster or marvel? -- Summer holidays -- Festivals and fanfares -- Heiling Hitler -- Old soldiers -- Literary "tourists" -- Snow and swastikas -- Hitler's games -- Academic wasteland -- Dubious overtures -- Travel album -- Anschluss -- "Peace" and shattered glass -- Countdown to war -- War -- Journey's end.
Summary: Without the benefit of hindsight, how do you interpret what's right in front of your eyes? The events that took place in Germany between 1919 and 1945 were dramatic and terrible, but there were also moments of confusion, of doubt--even of hope. How easy was it to know what was actually going on, to grasp the essence of National Socialism, to remain untouched by the propaganda, or predict the Holocaust? Travelers in the Third Reich is an extraordinary history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating first-hand accounts, drawing together a multitude of voices and stories, including politicians, musicians, diplomats, schoolchildren, communists, scholars, athletes, poets, fascists, artists, tourists, and even celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett. Their experiences create a remarkable three-dimensional picture of Germany under Hitler--one so palpable that the reader will feel, hear, even breathe the atmosphere. These are the accidental eyewitnesses to history. Disturbing, absurd, moving, and ranging from the deeply trivial to the deeply tragic, their tales give a fresh insight into the complexities of the Third Reich, its paradoxes, and its ultimate destruction.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This fascinating and shocking history of the rise of the Nazis draws together a multitude of expatriate voices--even Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett--into a powerful narrative charting this extraordinary phenomenon.

Without the benefit of hindsight, how do you interpret what's right in front of your eyes?

The events that took place in Germany between 1919 and 1945 were dramatic and terrible, but there were also moments of confusion, of doubt--even of hope. How easy was it to know what was actually going on, to grasp the essence of National Socialism, to remain untouched by the propaganda, or predict the Holocaust?

Travelers in the Third Reich is an extraordinary history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating first-hand accounts, drawing together a multitude of voices and stories, including politicians, musicians, diplomats, schoolchildren, communists, scholars, athletes, poets, fascists, artists, tourists, and even celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett. Their experiences create a remarkable three-dimensional picture of Germany under Hitler--one so palpable that the reader will feel, hear, even breathe the atmosphere.

These are the accidental eyewitnesses to history. Disturbing, absurd, moving, and ranging from the deeply trivial to the deeply tragic, their tales give a fresh insight into the complexities of the Third Reich, its paradoxes, and its ultimate destruction.

Without the benefit of hindsight, how do you interpret what's right in front of your eyes? The events that took place in Germany between 1919 and 1945 were dramatic and terrible, but there were also moments of confusion, of doubt--even of hope. How easy was it to know what was actually going on, to grasp the essence of National Socialism, to remain untouched by the propaganda, or predict the Holocaust? Travelers in the Third Reich is an extraordinary history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating first-hand accounts, drawing together a multitude of voices and stories, including politicians, musicians, diplomats, schoolchildren, communists, scholars, athletes, poets, fascists, artists, tourists, and even celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett. Their experiences create a remarkable three-dimensional picture of Germany under Hitler--one so palpable that the reader will feel, hear, even breathe the atmosphere. These are the accidental eyewitnesses to history. Disturbing, absurd, moving, and ranging from the deeply trivial to the deeply tragic, their tales give a fresh insight into the complexities of the Third Reich, its paradoxes, and its ultimate destruction.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-393, 419-445) and index.

Open wounds -- Deepening pain -- Sex and sun -- "The seething brew" -- The noose tightens -- Monster or marvel? -- Summer holidays -- Festivals and fanfares -- Heiling Hitler -- Old soldiers -- Literary "tourists" -- Snow and swastikas -- Hitler's games -- Academic wasteland -- Dubious overtures -- Travel album -- Anschluss -- "Peace" and shattered glass -- Countdown to war -- War -- Journey's end.

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