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Life and Death in the Third Reich

Peter Fritzsche

Fritzsche deciphers the puzzle of Nazism's ideological grip. Its basic appeal lay in the Volksgemeinschaft - a "people's community" that appealed to Germans to be part of a great project to redress the wrongs of the Versailles treaty, make the country strong and vital, and rid the body politic of unhealthy elements. Diaries and letters reveal Germans' fears, desires, and reservations, while showing how Nazi concepts saturated everyday life.

HistoryHistory · high confidenceHistory81 signalsLlm Classifier: History -> HistoryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: Medicine & Public Health -> Medicine & Public HealthWorld War IIIntellectual History & IdeasHolocaust

Award History

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Cundill History PrizeMajor2008FinalistSecondary source
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