Hitler and Nazi Germany

Hitler and Nazi Germany provides a concise introduction to Hitler’s rise to power and Nazi domestic and foreign policies through to the end of the Second World War. Combining narrative, the views of different historians, interpretation and a selection of sources, this book provides a concise introduction and study aid for students.

This second edition has been extensively revised and expanded and includes new chapters on the Nazi regime, the SS and Gestapo, and the Second World War. Expanded background narratives provide a solid understanding of the period and the analyses and sources have been updated throughout to help students engage with recent historiography and form their own interpretation of events.

Hitler and Nazi Germany details the major themes of Hitler's rise to power, beginning with the formation of the Nazi movement and the forerunners to the Nazi Party. The book goes on to document the establishment of dictatorship, foreign policy, the Nazi economy and the use of propaganda.

With indispensable analysis of the nature of National Socialism, this concise guide addresses the issues essential to the understanding of this topic, including the issue of race and the Holocaust.

Stephen J. Lee is the former Head of History at Bromsgrove School. He has published over twenty books, including European Dictatorships (3rd edition, 2008) and, in this series, The Weimar Republic (2^nd edition, 2009) and Imperial Germany, 1871- 1918 (1998).