Robert G. Moeller Knihy

The Nazi State and German Society invites students to view the history of the twentieth century’s most infamous totalitarian regime through the voices of people who experienced it. Robert Moeller’s comprehensive introduction presents an overview of the Nazi regime, from Weimar to the end of the war, explaining the factors that led millions of ordinary Germans to sacrifice individual rights in the interest of collective goals and national security. The effects of Nazi rule on Jews and other persecuted groups are explored, along with a discussion of why so few people organized against the regime. Over 50 documents from a broad range of perspectives bring this history to life and illustrate the effect of Nazi rule on German society.

"Moeller's analysis draws on a wide range of U.S. and German government documents, political debates, film archives, letters, oral histories, and newspaper accounts. Elegantly written, with more than forty evocative photographs, War Stories is a major contribution to our understanding of the abiding influence of memories of the Second World War in contemporary Europe."--BOOK JACKET.

"Entirely original. . . . All future texts on modern Germany will have to take on board the findings of this major study."--Volker Berghahn, author of Modern Germany