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In this ambitious overview of World War II, Michael Burleigh explores the moral sentiments of entire societies and their leaders and how such attitudes changed under the impact of total war. He offers a fresh perspective on a conflict that continues to shape world politics.

In this ambitious overview of World War II, Michael Burleigh explores the moral sentiments of entire societies and their leaders and how such attitudes changed under the impact of total war. He offers a fresh perspective on a conflict that continues to shape world politics.

Come e quando è nato il mondo contemporaneo? Su quali macerie si è eretto? Quali profonde trasformazioni ne sono all'origine, e vi lasciano tuttora il segno? Lo storico britannico Michael Burleigh mette al lavoro le sue qualità analitiche, la perspicacia nell'osservazione dei fatti e la capacità di dare una rappresentazione sintetica del quadro globale per tracciare un resoconto dei conflitti che in giro per il mondo sono seguiti al crollo deg...

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A Major Study of One of the Twentieth Century's Darkest Periods Until now there has been no up-to-date, one-volume, international history of Nazi Germany, despite its being among the most studied phenomena of our time. The Third Reich restores a broad perspective and intellectual unity to issues that have become academic subspecialties and offers a brilliant new interpretation of Hitler's evil rule. Filled with human and moral considerations t...

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One of today's most original and prolific scholars on German racial policy examines three interrelated aspects of Nazi Germany--relations with "the East", euthanasia, and extermination. The book offers new ideas on the German-Soviet war and other national tragedies, explores whether the Nazi analogy is relevant to today's discussions on ethics, and much more.

In this riveting book, Michael Burleigh sets Nazi Germany in a European context, showing how the Third Reich's abandonment of liberal democracy, decency and tolerance was widespread in the Europe of the period. He shows how a radical, pseudo-religious movement, led by an oddity with dazzling demagogic talents, seemed to offer salvation to a German exhausted by war, depression and galloping inflation. 'This is a monumental book.' Richard Overy,...

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HISTORY / World

This series of essays by one of today's most original and prolific scholars on German racial policy concerns three interrelated aspects of Nazi Germany: relations with 'the east', 'euthanasia' and extermination. They are linked closely by the sub-themes of professionals or 'experts' and an interest in competing systems of morality. The collection includes important and wholly new contributions to the German-Soviet war and other national traged...

- Jonathan Meades, "Mail on Sunday".