Bibliograph

The end, the defiance and destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945, Ian Kershaw

Type

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The end, the defiance and destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945, Ian Kershaw

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The end

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

779263659

Responsibility statement

Ian Kershaw

Sub title

the defiance and destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945

Summary

Examines why the Third Reich resisted surrender for months after it had clearly lost World War II, drawing on testimony from civilians and former military insiders to discuss the Nazis' psychological power over German citizens

Table Of Contents

Going down in flames -- Shock to the system -- Collapse in the West -- Foretaste of horror -- Hopes raised-- and dashed -- Calamity in the East -- Terror comes home -- Crumbling foundations -- Implosion -- Liquidation -- Conclusion : anatomy of self-destruction

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