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9780511665172
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Reflecting on the greatest war in human history, one cannot help but think about the terrible conflict as a whole, its leaders, its peoples, and the puzzles still open about its conduct. Leaders on both sides realised that at stake from the very beginning was a complete restructuring of the world order. More than a conflict of imperial aggression, World War II was about who would live and command the globe's resources and which peoples would disappear entirely because they were believed to be inferior or undesirable by the victor. This collection of special studies in twentieth-century German and world history illuminates the nature of the Nazi system and its impact on Germany and the world. Bringing together essays now widely scattered and several never previously published in English, this volume examines the Holocaust, the connections between the European and Pacific theatres of war, as well as the effects, leaders, and research problems of World War II. By examining the effects of World War II, its leaders, its problems, and the Holocaust, this volume provides an illuminating study of the nature of the Nazi system and its impact on Germany and the world
Content:
The defeat of Germany in 1918 and the European balance of power -- National Socialist organization and foreign policy aims in 1927 -- The world through Hitler's eyes -- The Nazi revolution : a war against human rights -- Propaganda for peace and preparation for war -- Hitler and England, 1933-1945 : pretense and reality -- German foreign policy and Austria -- Germany, Munich, and appeasement -- A proposed compromise over Danzig in 1939? -- The German generals and the outbreak of war, 1938-1939 -- Hitler's decision for war -- German diplomacy toward the Soviet Union -- The Nazi-Soviet pacts of 1939 : a half century later -- From confrontation to cooperation : Germany and the United States, 1917-1949 -- Pearl Harbor : the German perspective -- Global conflict : the interaction between the European and Pacific theaters of war in World War II -- The "final solution" and the war in 1943 -- July 20, 1944 : the German resistance to Hitler -- D-Day after fifty years : assessments of costs and benefits -- German plans for victory, 1944-1945 -- Reflections on running a war : Hitler, Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Tojo -- Some thoughts on World War II -- A new Germany in a new world -- Appendix. The end of Ranke's history? : reflections on the fate of history in the twentieth century
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ISBN 9780521474078
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521566261
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Print version ISBN 9780521474078
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511665172
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