Hitlerovy roky 1. díl 1933-1939 – McDonough Frank (2024)

An impressive two-part work by leading expert on the history of the Third Reich, renowned British historian Frank McDonough, narrates the story of Nazi Germany through the figure of its creator and grave digger Adolf Hitler in a readable and well-informed manner. ***** McDonough's gripping account offers chilling parallels to events in recent years in Europe. The book is equipped with a careful set of notes and features a generous and often unique photographic accompaniment. ***** The first volume covers the years 1933–1939. It begins with Hitler's election as Reich Chancellor and describes how he managed to establish a dictatorship in Germany within a few months, imprison or outright kill his leftist opponents, exclude Jews from public life, and win over or intimidate the rest of the population with insane terror. It also reminds us how Hitler achieved full employment and economic revival through massive public contracts, the cancellation of foreign debts, and investments in the armaments industry. After years of economic crisis, Germany emerged as a new, brutal force on the world stage. We watch how the ruthless leader managed to inspire the German nation with the idea of a renewed Reich. However, in the shadow of this stunning domestic triumph, Adolf...