Fritzsche deciphers the puzzle of Nazism's ideological grip. Its basic appeal lay in the Volksgemeinschaft - 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.
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"A well-written study of German attitudes toward Nazi racial policies. It concentrates on how people tried to rationalize their knowledge (admittedly very incomplete) of actions that would have been unthinkable in the pre-nazi era." — Jim (4 out of 5 stars)
"A well-written study of German attitudes toward Nazi racial policies. It concentrates on how people tried to rationalize their knowledge (admittedly very incomplete) of actions that would have been unthinkable in the pre-nazi era."
" Yet another suggestion from a Western Civilization professor (different one from The Western Way of War), and yet another good history book. "
" So many other books have covered this subject soooo much better. "
" Intense, compelling and and totally upsetting. "
Peter Fritzsche is the W. D. & Sarah E. Trowbridge professor of history at the University of Illinois and the author of numerous books, including An Iron Wind: Europe under Hitler and the award-winning Life and Death in the Third Reich.
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