The Nazi Germany Sourcebook: An Anthology of Texts [Paperback]

Roderick Stackelberg (Editor), Sally A. Winkle (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415222141 | ISBN-13: 978-0415222143 | Publication Date: May 17, 2002 | Edition: 1

The Nazi Germany Sourcebook is an exciting new collection of documents on the origins, rise, course and consequences of National Socialism, the Third Reich, the Second World War, and the Holocaust.

Packed full of both official and private papers from the perspectives of perpetrators and victims, these sources offer a revealing insight into why Nazism came into being, its extraordinary popularity in the 1930s, how it affected the lives of people, and what it means to us today.

This carefully edited series of 148 documents, drawn from 1850 to 2000, covers the pre-history and aftermath of Nazism:

* the ideological roots of Nazism, and the First World War
* the Weimar Republic
* the consolidation of Nazi power
* Hitler's motives, aims and preparation for war
* the Second World War
* the Holocaust
* the Cold War and recent historical debates.

The Nazi Germany Sourcebook focuses on key areas of study, helping students to understand and critically evaluate this extraordinary historical episode:

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About the Author

Roderick Stackelberg is at Gonzaga University and Sally Winkle is at Eastern Washington University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (May 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415222141
• ISBN-13: 978-0415222143
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Roderick Stackelberg was born in Munich, Germany, in 1935 of an American mother and German father. The story of their meeting and marriage may be followed on his website www.roderickstackelberg.com.

Rod came to the U.S. with his family in 1946. He attended high school in Connecticut, went to college at Harvard from 1952 to 1956, served in the U.S. army from 1958 to 1960, taught in Germany from 1962 to 1967, taught high school in Vermont from 1967 to 1969, and finally returned to graduate school in 1970, earning an MA at the University of Vermont in 1972 and a PhD in History at the University of Massachusetts in 1974.

He taught at San Diego State University, the University of Oregon, and the University of South Dakota before joining the faculty at Gonzaga University in 1978. In 1997 he was named Powers Professor of the Humanities. He retired in 2004 as Professor Emeritus.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely essential for serious students of Nazi Germany, September 3, 2003

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Christopher J. Martin (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Nazi Germany Sourcebook: An Anthology of Texts (Paperback)

This book is long overdue for students of Nazi Germany that have not yet mastered the German language. Included in this book are chapter after chapter of important primary documents from the late 19th century and World War I to the Historians Debate concerning Nazism in the late 20th century.
Stackelberg includes a very readable introduction to each chapter that puts the documents in that chapter in their historical perspective. Most documents are ordered chronologically, however a few are thematically ordered because they're best viewed in that context.
This isn't a book of just dry Nazi government documents either, it includes works from others that were influential in the development of the Nazi ideology, such as Wagner.
In contrast to other books, such as the series by Nokes and Pridham, this book also includes an index, which prevents scholars from having to search through the entire book to find a document on a particular subject.
This book should be read by anyone that has a serious interest in Nazi Germany.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WWII From a New Perspective, March 17, 2008

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This review is from: The Nazi Germany Sourcebook: An Anthology of Texts (Paperback)

Stackelberg and Winkle do a magnificent job of accumulating important primary sources into one, easily accessible sourcebook. Whether you are writing a dissertation on a topic of Nazi Germany, or are just looking for extra reading material, this book is not only useful, but also intriguing. Over 150 primary sources are included within the text, each including an introductory paragraph or two, which means you are getting your moneys worth.

I initially bought this book for my Nazi Germany class, but found myself reading through it for fun. I had never been into the historical topic of Germany during the WWI and WWII period until I opened this book, but now its one of my favorite subjects. Many people think they know, at least in a moderate sense, about the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party, but questions about what influenced Hitler's radical anti-Semitism and how he was able to seize and use the emotions of one of the most intelligent nations in the world are answered. I recommend this book to anyone even vaguely interested in Nazi Germany or how one of the world's most devastating genocidal wars came about.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, April 30, 2011

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This review is from: The Nazi Germany Sourcebook: An Anthology of Texts (Kindle Edition)

I really enjoyed this book. Really informative with lots of sources. I took a class with Winkle and the book was a great reference for writing my paper on German Resistance.