Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is a succinct general study of the origins and development of the Nazi dictatorship its impact on Germany and Europe and its consequences for our understanding of German and European history. Tim Kirk focuses on the relationship between Nazism and German society and covers a number of important and controversial themes including the social base of Nazism the role of Hitler in the party and the Third Reich the impact of Nazism on the everyday lives of ordinary Germans and the relationship between Nazi racial and eugenic policies and the Holocaust. He also examines the role of Hitler and Nazi ideology in the development of German foreign policy and concludes with a review of the many different interpretations and explanations of Nazism.