One thing i do need to state for a book that is an academic study is that this book is an enjoyable read the german war what the germans really knew. His book offers a fresh look at one of the most remarkable, respected, and reviled militaries of the past half millennium and marks another sterling contribution to the history of operational warfare. Oct, 2015 the story of world war ii seen through the eyes of regular german citizens. Centering upon the thoughts and actions of the citizens living inside nazi germany during the second world war, the author argues that the war crimes committed by adolf hitlers domineering state had widespread awareness among regular people. A powerful and compelling account mark roseman, professor of history, indiana. Lot time life the third reich 1st printing complete set of 21 wwii books ex. In this massive but thorough meditation, stargardt european historymagdalen coll. Nicholas stargardt attempts to change that with the german war. The german war, by nicholas stargardt the new york times. He also points to how the economics of peace led to disaster. The battle of greece also known as operation marita, german.
The forgotten soldier by guy sajer several years ago edwin l. What makes his book so gripping is the way he tells it, combining. It also includes some important works on the development of nazi imperial ideology, totalitarianism, german. The title aside, the book is not be another history of the german military.
This is a list of wars involving germany since unification in 1871. The french occupation of portions of germany after the war and french attempts to tear germany to pieces by backing what. The year germany lost the war is a stunning examination of unbridled megalomania versus determined leadership. Superbly researched and clearly written, the german war is an important and significant book dominic green spectator for the first time, the wartime chronology of german sentiment, of popular hopes and fears, realism and fantasy, becomes truly visible. The best alternative histories in literature on abebooks. These prisoners were housed in 900 camps scattered throughout the u. Nazi eugenics parenting aryan children german evolution hitler occult ss darwin. A nation under arms, 19391945 is a nonfiction book written by historian nicholas stargardt.
Series description this is the sixth in the magisterial tenvolume germany and the second world war series. Armageddon if i recall correctly, the protagonist is an american colonel married to a german woman or something like that. The german way of war, as citino shows, was fostered by the development of a widely accepted and deeply embedded military culture that supported and rewarded aggression. Far from being the conqueror of europe, adolf hitler saved it from stalin. While in the position of coordinator of interamerican affairs, rockefeller created and published a book entitled sequel to the apocalypse. In addition to providing greatly needed context to the central problem, stargardt also examines the longsuppressed notion that the average german citizen was under the impression that germany was fighting a war of national defense, forced upon them by allied machinations and polish aggression. Jul 21, 2008 i seem to remember somebody mentioning a what if fiction book that looked back at wwii after the fact, written as if germany had won wwii. The first social history of germany during the second world war for over forty years. A groundbreaking history of what drove the germans to fight and keep fighting for a lost cause in world war iiin the german war. Stargardts book captures the war as an enormously disruptive event, disturbing preconceptions, forcing germans to square the patriotism that. This book also reports the allied mass murder of the german people after the end of world war ii during which the alliesled by general dwight d. The italian invasion in october 1940, which is usually known as the grecoitalian war, was followed by the german. A penetrating study of ordinary germans lives during the second world war.
His book is an extremely scholarly account of the origins, aftermath and atrocities of world war ii. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. Books have some writing inside from previous owner. In the german house, a translator comes to terms with her familys role in world war ii. During world war ii, the united states was home to approximately 400,000 prisoners of war. An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war torn skies of world war ii if i could only own one book about the war.
Since 1945 many books have been written about germany and the action of its peoples during the second world war, what we have not had in that time is what the german people actually thought. What are some good books of world war 2 from a german. The french occupation of portions of germany after the war and french attempts to tear germany to pieces by backing what amounted to phony seperatist movements. If one can find fault with this book, it is for sticking too closely to the new orthodoxy of the history of world war ii. A new history of the second world war the new yorker. An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the wartorn skies of world war ii if i could only own one book about the war it would be that one. The german war by nicholas stargardt penguin books australia. Sep 21, 20 nicholas stargardt attempts to change that with the german war, using testimony from those who lived through the period, as well as letters home from the front.
Some sidelights and reflections contents the causes of the war the world war conspiracy the devils doctrine the great german plot the contemptible little army a policy of murder madness great britain and the next war afterthoughts. A nation under arms, 19391945 nicholas stargardt on. The thing that stuck in my mind was that the tone, phrases, attitudes, etc of the book were of the winner writes history slant which would be so odd to us today. With all the literature available on the nazis and their atrocities, we rarely get the chance to see the war through the eyes of common german. What makes hesss book work is the apposite motion eva takes as she meets a fiery young.
In the german war, acclaimed historian nicholas stargardt draws on an extraordinary range of firsthand testimony personal diaries, court records, and military correspondence to explore how the german. A nation under arms, 19391945 stargardt, nicholas on. Oct, 2015 given german barbarity, i shant feign concern for the discomforts suffered by the countrys citizens during world war ii, whose active participation and support kept the horrendous conflict alive. Was germany doomed in world war i by the schlieffen plan.
This book has been cited by the following publications. The undisputed king of alternative histories is the prolific harry turtledove, who has helped guide the genre into mainstream reading. The book that i love most on the second world war is carries war by nina bawden. Dec 29, 2008 it is about people trying to escape the internment camps in cyprus after the war and the effect that the war had on different people. The german invasion began on 1 september 1939, one week after the signing of the molotovribbentrop pact between germany. Aug 02, 2004 in 1961, historian fritz fischer shocked germany with his book, germanys grasp for world power, which asserted that kaiser wilhelm ii was largely responsible for the outbreak of world war i. This book may be about war, but it is, like most of these books, mostly about people. Astonishing in its breadth and humanity, the german war is a groundbreaking new interpretation of what drove the germans to fight and keep fighting for a lost cause. Inside the drug use that fueled nazi germany an explosive bestseller mined the records of adolf hitlers personal doctor, among other sources, to uncover details of the longrumored drug use. Best book i have ever read about the war was a higher call. This is a list of books about nazi germany, the state that existed in germany during the period from 1933 to 1945, when its government was controlled by adolf hitler and his national socialist german workers party nsdap. The german white book world war i document archive.
Ravensbruck was the only nazi concentration camp dedicated to the imprisonment and murder of women. A life of field marshall erwin rommel by david fraser. First published in 1960, this national book award winner and new york times bestseller traces the rise and fall of nazi germany from adolf hitlers birth in 1889 to the end of world war ii in 1945. Nov 15, 2015 the german war, by nicholas stargardt. They raped every german female from eight to 80 this article is more than 17 years old antony beevor, author of the acclaimed new book about the fall of berlin, on a massive war crime. They raped every german female from eight to 80 books. Germany s aims in the first world war german title. Childrens lives under the nazis, stargardt lives in oxford, england. In addition to providing greatly needed context to the central problem, stargardt also examines the longsuppressed notion that the average german citizen was under the impression that germany was fighting a war of national defense. It is one of the leading contributions to historical analysis of the causes of world war i, and along with this work war. Sep 06, 2015 nicholas stargardts the german war comes therefore as something of a reality check, a shock to the system or my system at least.
Melita maschmann, a former nazi, published just such a book. The schlieffen plan, devised a decade before the start of world war i, outlined a strategy for germany to avoid fighting at its eastern and western fronts simultaneously. I have never read a book that so vividly opened my eyes to a whole new perspective of wwii. What are the best childrens books on the second world war. Nicholas stargardts the german war comes therefore as something of a reality check, a shock to the system or. A concise history, 18591945 outlines the history of european warfare from the wars of german unification to the end of the world war ii. A stunningly ambitious and beautiful debut novel, perfect for fans of sarahs key and all the light we cannot see, the story of a twelveyearold girls harrowing experience fleeing nazioccupied germany. He is a professor of modern european history at magdalen college, oxford, and a fellow of the royal historical society. The washington post reported on the testimony of a guard, margarete barthel, now 91, who was at the ravensbruck nazi concentration camp in northern berlin during the wwii.
One area of the conflict, however, that has received scant attention is the participation and contributions of the foreignborn. Lot of 4 german war books the last squadron germans the. Liebheit and thiesen of berlin under the title the german white book. German translation of war collins englishgerman dictionary. The book is also excellent in covering the long aftermath of the war in germany.
Nicholas stargardt attempts to change that with the german war, using testimony from those who lived through the period, as well as letters home from the front. Mar 05, 2018 following the surrender of the allied powers in 1945, the axis portioned the world between them until the greater germanic reich had emerged as the foremost economic, military, and technological. A nation under arms, 193945 1st edition by stargardt, nicholas isbn. Polenfeldzug, marked the beginning of world war ii. This collection of special studies in twentiethcentury german and.
Jun 14, 2012 i got to interview a world war 2 vetran and heres what he had to say many more parts to come enjoy. The six volumes so far published in german take the story to 1943, and have achieved international acclaim as a major contribution to historical study. Books on the thirty years war 1618 1648 score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Greater germanic reich man in the high castle youtube.
Schroeder world policy, world power, and german war aims fritz fischer cabinet versus economic warfare in germany egmont zechlin gerhard ritter karlheinz janssen social darwinism as a factor in. Inside the drug use that fueled nazi germany history. I think anyone who enjoyed reading my book the myth of german villainy would also find this outstanding book. It made me think about what its like to be evacuated and i just love this book. What is the best book by a german infantryman on the second. Apr 16, 2015 like many works of fiction, summer of my german soldier was loosely based on historical events. In 1943, during the german occupation of denmark, tenyearold an.
The books mood swings from exaltation to depressionchanges that reveal the progressive loss of reeses soul in the struggle for survival. As early as 1941, allied victory in world war ii seemed all but ass. Germanys war documents that the allied leaders of the soviet union, great britain and the united states were primarily responsible for starting and prolonging world war iicosting million of lives. The library of congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows. Unternehmen marita is the common name for the invasion of allied greece by fascist italy and nazi germany in april 1941 during world war ii.
The 1914 debate continues james joll origins of the first world war imanuel geiss 1914 the third balkan war joachim remak world war i as galloping gertic paul w. The second world war has produced no shortages of history books, but as nicholas stargardt observes, we still do not know what ordinary. Even american politician newt gingrich penned one 1945, a postworld war iithemed novel along with william r. It also reveals how 1941 set the holocaust in motion, and presaged the postwar division of europe, triggering the cold war. Stargardts germans fight their war strictly on an eastwest axis from. Before and during the second world war, maschmann worked in the high. Lindbergh was right to sound the alarm about a german military buildup. Nicholas stargardt is one of britains foremost scholars of nazi germany. Published in 1971, it was followed up seven years later by war and remembrance. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Uris had another novel set in germany during the post wwii occupation. The necessary aim of war gives the belligerent the right and imposes upon him, according to circumstances, the duty not to let slip the important, it may be the decisive, advantages to be gained by such means.
Superbly researched and clearly written, the german war is an important and significant book dominic green spectator for the first time, the wartime chronology of german sentiment, of. In the german war, acclaimed historian nicholas stargardt draws on an extraordinary range of firsthand testimony personal diaries, court records, and military correspondence to. Feb 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. A decade after witnesses of war, his impressive deconstruction. Rockefeller arranged for the anonymously written book to be sent to american embassies around the world, thus revealing the relationship standard oil had with the nazis. Its going to feel weird reading a book about a german.
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