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Exposing the Reich : how Hitler captivated and corrupted the German people / David Harper.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2023]Description: xii, 395 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538180891
  • 1538180898
Other title:
  • How Hitler captivated and corrupted the German people
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Contents:
Adolf Hitler's humble beginnings : mystery and scandal -- Vienna and the roots of Hitler's antisemitism -- The Great War : from hope to defeat -- The failure of democracy -- From soldier to Führer -- Hitler's swift rise to power -- Germany's economic recovery : miracle or ruse? -- Hitler and the arts : culture as propaganda -- Antisemitic propaganda -- The German "people's community" -- Racial hygiene for the master race -- Hitler : actor and orator -- Hitler in "his" mountains -- Mass events and the art of propaganda -- Third Reich cinema : indoctrination through entertainment -- Volk Ohne Raum and other justifications for war -- One crown for two empires : Hitler and The First Reich -- Policing the Reich -- Persecution -- Extermination -- Resisting the Reich -- Hitler's secret book : the unpublished sequel to Mein Kampf -- Did occultism play a role in the Third Reich? -- Religion in the Reich : the battle of the two crosses -- The Third Reich : a new Rome? -- Women in the Reich -- The hidden face of Eva Braun -- How Nazified were the Germans during the Third Reich? -- Neo-Nazis in Germany? : how have Germans changed since 1945?
Summary: "How many people know that Hitler was writing an opera when he lived in Vienna or how he developed his antisemitic outlook while living there? Who has ever heard about Hitler's "second book," in which he revealed his major foreign policy plans, a manuscript that remained secret? How many realize that Hitler's regime planned on replacing Christianity with its own "religion" and substituting Mein Kampf for the Bible? Why did Hitler name his regime the "Third" Reich, and why did he choose the swastika as its logo? Why did the fine arts enjoy such an honored status during the Reich? What were the lesser-known original purposes of the concentration camp system established in Germany just weeks after Hitler seized power? All these questions and many more are addressed by a WWII tour director of thirty-five years in Exposing the Reich. The book illuminates how the devastation and tragedy of the war and the concurrent genocide could happen, examining the lethal blend of inciting hatred, ongoing indoctrination, justification for drastic action and the complete control of all media"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

As a WWII tour director for thirty-five years, David Harper has repeatedly heard the same questions from an extremely varied American and British audience: "Why did the Germans vote for Hitler? Did they know about the concentration camps? What did German soldiers and members of the SS feel about the extermination camps and the war crimes they were committing? How do today's Germans view Hitler and the Third Reich? What is the country doing at present to address those dark pages of its history and to remember the victims of Hitler's regime? Do the right-wing demonstrations in Germany portend a resurgence of Nazi ideology today?"

All these questions and many more are addressed in Exposing the Reich. The book seeks to promote an understanding of how the devastation and tragedy of the war and the concurrent genocide could happen. It studies the lethal blend of inciting hatred, ongoing indoctrination, justification for drastic action, and the complete control of all media.

How many people know, for instance, that Hitler was writing an opera when he lived in Vienna or how he developed his antisemitic outlook while living there? Few know about the early political and ideological influences on Hitler's worldview, such as those instigated by his little-known mentor, Eckart. Who has ever heard about Hitler's "second book," in which he revealed his major foreign policy plans, a manuscript that remained secret? How many realize that Hitler's regime planned on replacing Christianity with its own "religion" and substituting Mein Kampf for the Bible? Why did Hitler name his regime the "Third" Reich, and why did he choose the swastika as its logo? Why did the fine arts enjoy such an honored status during the Reich? What were the lesser-known original purposes of the concentration camp system established in Germany just weeks after Hitler seized power? Who realizes that, just prior to Hitler seizing power, the Jewish population in Germany was a mere 0.7%?

These, and countless more insights regarding the Third Reich, are revealed in Exposing the Reich. From young students to well-informed history buffs, readers will gain a wealth of new insights into Hitler and his regime of terror.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Adolf Hitler's humble beginnings : mystery and scandal -- Vienna and the roots of Hitler's antisemitism -- The Great War : from hope to defeat -- The failure of democracy -- From soldier to Führer -- Hitler's swift rise to power -- Germany's economic recovery : miracle or ruse? -- Hitler and the arts : culture as propaganda -- Antisemitic propaganda -- The German "people's community" -- Racial hygiene for the master race -- Hitler : actor and orator -- Hitler in "his" mountains -- Mass events and the art of propaganda -- Third Reich cinema : indoctrination through entertainment -- Volk Ohne Raum and other justifications for war -- One crown for two empires : Hitler and The First Reich -- Policing the Reich -- Persecution -- Extermination -- Resisting the Reich -- Hitler's secret book : the unpublished sequel to Mein Kampf -- Did occultism play a role in the Third Reich? -- Religion in the Reich : the battle of the two crosses -- The Third Reich : a new Rome? -- Women in the Reich -- The hidden face of Eva Braun -- How Nazified were the Germans during the Third Reich? -- Neo-Nazis in Germany? : how have Germans changed since 1945?

"How many people know that Hitler was writing an opera when he lived in Vienna or how he developed his antisemitic outlook while living there? Who has ever heard about Hitler's "second book," in which he revealed his major foreign policy plans, a manuscript that remained secret? How many realize that Hitler's regime planned on replacing Christianity with its own "religion" and substituting Mein Kampf for the Bible? Why did Hitler name his regime the "Third" Reich, and why did he choose the swastika as its logo? Why did the fine arts enjoy such an honored status during the Reich? What were the lesser-known original purposes of the concentration camp system established in Germany just weeks after Hitler seized power? All these questions and many more are addressed by a WWII tour director of thirty-five years in Exposing the Reich. The book illuminates how the devastation and tragedy of the war and the concurrent genocide could happen, examining the lethal blend of inciting hatred, ongoing indoctrination, justification for drastic action and the complete control of all media"-- Provided by publisher.

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