A Concise History of Nazi Germany Fourth Edition

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This balanced history offers a concise readable introduction to Nazi Germany. Combining compelling narrative storytelling with analysis Joseph W. Bendersky offers an authoritative survey of the major political economic and social factors that powered the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Now in its fourth edition the book incorporates significant research of recent years analysis of the politics of memory postwar German controversies about World War II and the Nazi era and more on non-Jewish victims. Delving into the complexity of social life within the Nazi state it also reemphasizes the crucial role played by racial ideology in determining the policies and practices of the Third Reich. Bendersky paints a fascinating picture of how average citizens negotiated their way through both the threatening power behind certain Nazi policies and the strong enticements to acquiesce or collaborate. His classic treatment provides an invaluable overview of a subject that retains its historical significance and contemporary importance.