Aspects of the Third Reich [collection of essays by British and German historians

This collection of essays by British and German historians, especially commissioned for this volume, discusses various aspects of National Socialist Germany about which historical debate continues unabated. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Between Myth and Revisionism? The Third Reich in the Perspective of the 1980s....Pages 17-38 1933: The Legality of Hitler’s Assumption of Power....Pages 39-61 The Reichstag Fire and Its Political Consequences....Pages 62-95 Social and Psychological Aspects of the Fuhrer’s Rule....Pages 96-132 The Structure and Nature of the National Conservative Opposition in Germany up to 1940....Pages 133-178 Front Matter....Pages 179-179 Hitler’s Planning for War and the Response of the Great Powers (1938–39)....Pages 196-234 Hitler’s War aims....Pages 235-250 Hitler’s Ultimate Aims — A Programme of World Dominion?....Pages 251-266 From the Anti-Comintern Pact to the Euro-Asiatic Bloc: Ribbentrop’s Alternative Concept of Hitler’s Foreign Policy Programme....Pages 267-284 Hitler’s ‘Programme’ and the Genesis of Operation ‘Barbarossa’....Pages 285-322 Front Matter....Pages 323-323 The Reichsmark Bloc and the International Economy....Pages 331-359 Germany’s Economic Preparations for War....Pages 360-370 Front Matter....Pages 371-371 Hitler and the Genesis of the ‘Final Solution’: An Assessment of David Irving’s Theses....Pages 390-429 The ‘Aristocracy of National Socialism’: The Role of the SS in National Socialist Germany....Pages 430-450 Front Matter....Pages 451-451 The Hitler Image in the Last Half-century....Pages 462-488 1933 and the Continuity of German History....Pages 489-508 Back Matter....Pages 509-611 Pt I. Introduction / H.w. Koch; 1. Between Myth And Revisionism? The Third Reich In The Perspective Of The 1980s / E. Nolte; 2. 1933: The Legality Of Hitler's Assumption Of Power / H.w. Koch; 3. The Reichstag Fire And Its Political Consequences / H. Mommsen; 4. Social And Psychological Aspects Of The Fuhrer's Rule / L. Kettenacker; 5. The Structure And Nature Of The National Conservative Opposition In Germany Up To 1940 / K.-]. Muller -- Pt Ii. Introduction / H.w. Koch; 6. Hitler's Planning For War And The Response Of The Great Powers / E.m. Robertson; 7. Hitler's War Aims / H.r. Trevor-roper; 8. Hitler's Ultimate Aims - A Programme Of World Dominion? / D. Aigner; 9. From The Anti-comintern Pact To The Euro-asiatic Bloc: Ribbentrop's Alternative Concept To Hitler's Foreign Policy Programme / W. Michalka; 10. Hitler's Programme And The Genesis Of Operation 'barbarossa' / H.w. Koch -- Pt Iii. Introduction / H.w. Koch; 11. The Reichsmark Bloc And The International Economy / A. Milward; 12. Germany's Economic Preparations For War / B.h. Klein -- Pt Iv. Introduction / H.w. Koch; 13. The Genesis Of The 'final Solution' / M. Broszat; 14. The 'aristocracy Of National Socialism': The Role Of The Ss In National Socialist Germany / B. Wegner -- Pt V. Introduction / H.w. Koch; 15. The Hitler Image In The Last Half-century / W. Carr; 16. 1933 And The Continuity Of German History / Th. Nipperdey. Edited By H.w. Koch. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [573]-590.