Bestsellers of the Third Reich

<p> Despite the displacement of countless authors frequent bans of specific titles and high-profile book burnings the German book industry boomed during the Nazi period. Notwithstanding the millions of copies of <em>Mein Kampf</em> that were sold the era's most popular books were diverse and often surprising in retrospect despite an oppressive ideological and cultural climate: Huxley's <em>Brave New World</em> was widely read in the 1930s while Saint-Exupéry's <em>Wind Sand and Stars</em> was a great success during the war years. <em>Bestsellers of the Third Reic</em>h surveys this motley collection of books along with the circumstances of their publication to provide an innovative new window into the history of Nazi Germany.</p>