An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

530. Hitler’s War on Poland: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)

January 13, 2025

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Following the Munich agreement of September 1938, Nazi troops marched into Czechoslovakia and ruthlessly claimed it as a German protectorate. Still, even following his annexation of...
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Books Referenced

The Origins of the Second World War

Author: A.J.P. Taylor

Context:

Referenced when discussing Taylor's controversial argument that Hitler was just a conventional German nationalist, which the hosts disagree with. Published in the 1960s.

Mein Kampf

Author: Adolf Hitler

Context:

Referenced multiple times - first when discussing how Hitler's plans had been evident for years in his writings, and later noting it was the 100th anniversary of its publication.

Hitler (biography)

Author: Ian Kershaw

Context:

Referenced as 'his biography of Hitler' when quoting a teenage girl from Paderborn whose mother questioned whether Hitler would ever be satisfied after the annexation of Czechoslovakia.

The Third Reich Trilogy

Author: Richard Evans

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Referenced as 'his book on the Third Reich' when quoting a worker who expressed foreboding about Germany's victories, comparing them to previous wins that 'came to a bad end.'

Three Men in a Boat

Author: Jerome K. Jerome

Context:

Mentioned as a book that Czech President Emil Hager translated into Czech, noted as an amusing contrast to the serious situation of confronting the Third Reich.