Robert Gellately je popredný historik modernej Európy, ktorého práce sa zameriavajú na obdobie druhej svetovej vojny a studenej vojny. Jeho rozsiahly záujem o holokaust ho viedol k výskumu ďalších genocíd, kde si stanovuje veľmi prísne definície. Vo svojich dielach skúma dynamiku moci, súhlasu a nátlaku v totalitných režimoch. Gellatelyho analýzy, často podložené originálnymi dokumentmi a svedectvami, spochybňujú zjednodušené pohľady na historické udalosti a zdôrazňujú komplexné sociálne a politické procesy.
Nazi ideology drove Hitler's quest for power in 1933, colored everything in the Third Reich, and culminated in the Second World War and the Holocaust. In this book, Gellately addresses often-debated questions about how Fuhrer discovered the ideology and why millions adopted aspects of National Socialism without having laid eyes on the leader or reading his work.
A thought-provoking assessment and documentation of one of the most terrible periods in history - the rise and fall of the Nazi Party.
The book offers a daring analysis of the significant social and political transformations in Europe during the tumultuous years from 1914 to 1945. It covers pivotal events such as the Russian Revolution and the Second World War, exploring the interconnectedness of these upheavals and their impact on European society. Through a comprehensive examination, it sheds light on the forces that shaped modern Europe during this critical period.
Robert Gellately challenges the belief that the German people knew little about the Nazi terror, and the tendency of historians to distance ordinary Germans from its excesses. He reveals for the first time the social consensus behind the regime and the extent to which German men and women were involved in the persecution of social outsiders and 'race enemies'.
This book examines the everyday operations of the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police. How were the Gestapo able to detect the smallest signs of noncompliance with Nazi doctrines, especially 'crimes' pertaining to the private spheres of social, family, and sexual life? How could the police enforce policies such as those designed to isolate the Jews or foreign workers with such apparent ease?