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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 4495. Life and Death in the Third Reich, by Peter Fritzsche (read 11 Oct 2008) This is a 2008 study of Germans and their attitude to Nazis, written by a University of Illinois history professor. It is all based on secondary sources, and while there are extensive footnotes, there is no bibliography as such--always to be regretted. Fritzsche rightly points out the fact that many Germans never opposed Nazis till the war was about over. While the author tells many interesting things I did not think the book well-organized and I am not overly admiratory of the work. He often cites Victor Klemperer's diary: a work I read June 7, 1999,(Volume 1) and 7 Apr 2000 (Volume II) and which I greatly admired, more than I do this book. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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Fritzsche deciphers the puzzle of Nazism's ideological grip. Its basic appeal lay in the Volksgemeinschaft - a "people’s community" that appealed to Germans to be part of a great project to redress the wrongs of the Versailles treaty, make the country strong and vital, and rid the body politic of unhealthy elements. Diaries and letters reveal Germans' fears, desires, and reservations, while showing how Nazi concepts saturated everyday life. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)943.086History and Geography Europe Germany and central Europe Historical periods of Germany Germany 1866- Third Reich 1933-1945LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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