Hitler and the Nazi Darwinian worldview : how the Nazi eugenic crusade for a superior race caused the greatest holocaust in world history

"This book takes a fresh look at Germany's most influential Nazi leaders, examining their backgrounds, education and convictions. It provides compelling evidence that the rising influence of Darwinism, eugenics and race theory in early-twentieth century society set the foundation for the Nazi pursuit of engineering a German "master race"--And exterminating European Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, most Slavs and the Christian religion in the ensuing madness of the Holocaust of World War II. The effect of social Darwinism, eugenics and anti-Semitism, and their relative acceptance in the scientific and medical communities of Germany and many other countries worldwide, opened the door to mass murder, medical experimentation and military conquest. This title examines the roots of Nazi ideology and unmasks the Darwinian "survival of the fittest" theory behind it."--Publisher's description Foreword / Carl Wieland Preface / David Herbert Introduction The Holocaust : government-sponsored mass murder inspired by social Darwinism Adolf Hitler : a doctrinaire Darwinist Was Adolf Hitler a Christian? Darwinism, Nazi race policies and the Holocaust Hitler's leading Darwinian scientists Hitler's academics and doctors Dr. Josef Mengle : Darwin's angel of death Martin Bormann : Hitler's right-hand man Heinrich Himmler : Darwinist and mass murderer Dr. Joseph Goebbels : Darwinist father of the Holocaust Hermann Göring comes under the influence of Hitler and Darwinism Reinhard Heydrich : fervent anti-Christian and Holocaust mastermind Dr. Alfred Rosenberg : the "scribe of the new gospel" of Darwinism Julius Streicher : anti-Catholic Darwinist and Hitler's mentor Lebensborn : breeding better Nazis using Darwinism Darwinism in the biology textbooks of the Third Reich What can be learned from attempts to apply Darwinism to society This book takes a fresh look at Germany's most influential Nazi leaders, examining their backgrounds, education and convictions. It provides compelling evidence that the rising influence of Darwinism, eugenics and race theory in early twentieth-century society set the foundation for the Nazi pursuit of engineering a German "master race"--And exterminating European Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, most Slavs and the Christian religion in the ensuing madness of the Holocaust of World War II. --from publisher description This book takes a fresh look at Germany's most influential Nazi leaders, examining their backgrounds, education and convictions. It provides compelling evidence that the rising influence of Darwinism, eugenics and race theory in early twentieth-century society set the foundation for the Nazi pursuit of engineering a German "master race" and exterminating European Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, most Slavs and the Christian religion in the ensuing madness of the Holocaust of World War II. - Back cover.