Roland, Paul, 1959-

Life in the Third Reich : daily life in Nazi Germany 1933-1945 / Paul Roland. - xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index.

The worst of times -- The New Order -- Myth and the master race -- Living with the enemy -- The storm breaks -- Witnesses.

Drawing exclusively on interviews and personal letters and diaries from the earliest days of the Nazi party to the final hours of the thousand-year Reich, this book reveals how the Hitler cult influenced and corrupted every aspect of public life. Every part of German life was shaped by its malign influence education, health, business, the press, the judicial system, the church, sport, the arts, work, the family.The stark contrast between the myth of One People, One Fuhrer perpetuated by Nazi propaganda and the harsh realities of life in the Third Reich are laid bare in this compelling study.True-life stories of ordinary Germans and their lives in Hitler s Germany. Challenges the popular view of Nazi Germany as a nation unified behind their despotic leader, and asks 'What would you have done if you had been in their shoes?', Includes photographs scattered throughout text.

9781785990922 1785990926 9781785990199 1785990195


Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 --Influence.


National socialism--Social aspects--Germany.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Germany.


Germany--Social life and customs--20th century.
Germany--Social conditions--1933-1945.

DD256.5 / .R54653 2016