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Following the end of the First World War, the newly reformed state of Poland was wedged uncomfortably between the two dominant nations of Germany and the Soviet Union. With their diametrically opposed political philosophies, both of Poland's neighbors plotted continuously to reclaim its lands that had up until recently been part of the once great but now defunct German and Russian empires. In order to protect itself, Poland was obliged to plot...

Following the end of the First World War, many countries experienced economic decline. Unemployment, high inflation, low wages and poor working conditions led to widespread unrest. This manifested itself in the rise of powerful militaristic leaders, first in Italy where fascism was born, and then in Germany and elsewhere. The policies of the likes of Mussolini and Hitler were hugely popular, and fascism was seen by many as a viable political a...

When the Nazis came to power in January 1933, they began a programme of transforming Germany from a democracy into a totalitarian state, but it was not a matter of simply enforcing compliance. The people had to be coaxed into believing in the new regime. Hearts and minds had to be won over and one of the ways the Nazis did that was to create an ideal of German nationhood in which everyone could feel proud. This was especially the case with art...

War is a costly business and in 1939, Germany was almost broke with its economy overheating and heading for runaway inflation. Hitler needed hard foreign currency to pay for his war machine and the only way he could get this was by selling gold that he looted from the national banks of Austria, Czechoslovakia and all the countries that were occupied after September 1939.Another source of gold was the theft of personal gold especially from the ...

The full story of the various warring nations' race to be the first to develop the atomic bomb.

The author explores how the major European nations dealt with the development of their air forces in the lead-up to the Second World War.

Describes how both the Soviet Union and Germany were affected by the Treaty of Versailles.

When small-time petty crook and German agent provocateur Franz Fischer persuaded British SIS operatives in the Netherlands that he could act as a go-between with disaffected German generals, German spymaster Reinhard Heydrich got wind of it and decided to exploit the situation.

The author investigates Chamberlain's policy of appeasement in the years prior to the Second World War.

The Rise of the Luftwaffe. Explains the background to the conflict in Spain and the international reaction to the outbreak of the fighting Provides details of the Condor Legion Describes Francos First Attack against Madrid Includes the battles of El Jarama, Brunete, and Teruel Relates the fall of Santander Demonstrates the strategy and tactics employed and how the Luftwaffe used the Spanish Civil War as a testing ground for its men and machines

The author analyses the way in which both the British and German Intelligence services played a part in the Battle of Britain.

Nietzsche's late works are brilliant and uncompromising, and stand as monuments to his lucidity, rigour, and style. This volume combines, for the first time in English, five of these works: The Antichrist, Ecce Homo, Twilight of the Idols, Nietzsche contra Wagner, and The Case of Wagner. Here, Nietzsche takes on some of his greatest adversaries: traditional religion, contemporary culture, and above all his one-time hero, the composer Richard W...