The "Hitler Myth" : Image and Reality in the Third Reich by Ian Kershaw (2001, UK-Trade Paper)

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

0192802062

9780192802064

1942774

&Quot;Hitler Myth&Quot; : Image and Reality in the Third Reich

Ian Kershaw

Uk-Trade Paper

English

Europe / Germany, Presidents & Heads of State

2001

Biography & Autobiography, History

320 Pages

7.7in

0.8in

5.1in

9.5 Oz

Dd256

2

"The strength of Kershaw's study is that he moves beyond a description of the construction of the 'Hitler myth' to analyze its strength and resiliency."--The Richmond Times-Dispatch, 'Review from previous edition 'a book which should be read by everyone interested in the history of 20th-century Europe ... perhaps the most revealing study available of popular opinion in Nazi Germany''Times Higher Education Supplement, 'Review from previous edition a book which should be read by everyone interested in the history of 20th-century Europe ... perhaps the most revealing study available of popular opinion in Nazi Germany'Times Higher Education Supplement, 'Review from previous edition 'a book which should be read by everyoneinterested in the history of 20th-century Europe ... perhaps the most revealingstudy available of popular opinion in Nazi Germany''Times Higher Education Supplement

IntroductionThe Making of the 'Hitler Myth', 1920-1940 1. 'Fuhrer of the Coming Germany': The Hitler Image in the Weimar Era2. 'Symbol of the Nation': The Propaganda Profile of Hitler, 1933-19363. 'Fuhrer without Sin': Hitler and the 'Little Hitlers''The Fuhrer restores Order': 'The Night of the Long Knives', 30 June 1934The 'Little Hitlers': The Image of the Local Party Bosses4. The Fuhrer versus the Radicals: Hitler's Image and the 'Church Struggle'5. Hitler the Statesman: War and Peace in the Balance'Triumph without Bloddshed'TensionWarPart Two: The Breaking of the 'Hitler Myth', 1940-1945 6. Blitzkrieg Triumph: High Peak of Popularity, 1940-19417. The War turns Sour: The 'Hitler Myth' starts to crumble8. Defeat and Disaster: The 'Hitler Myth' collapsesPart Three: The 'Hitler Myth' and the Path to Genecide 9. Hitler's popular Image and the 'Jewish Question'Conclusion

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