An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

528. The Nazis' Road to War: Hitler Prepares to Strike (Part 1)

January 06, 2025

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Throughout the course of the 1930s, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party has overwhelmingly, terrifyingly seized power in Germany. Now, Hitler’s vile ambitions have turned to Czechoslovakia. On the 12th of...
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Books Referenced

Mein Kampf

Author: Adolf Hitler

Context:

Referenced when discussing Hitler's worldview and ideology of racial struggle. Tom mentions 'you open the pages of Mein Kampf. It's all full of this stuff about a coming race war, the struggle for the future of the planet.'

The Third Reich in Power

Author: Richard Evans

Context:

Referenced as 'his book about the Nazis in power' when discussing how everything Hitler did was designed to make Germany racially fit for conflict. The specific title is not mentioned but it's clearly identified as a book about the Nazis in power.

Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis

Author: Ian Kershaw

Context:

Referenced multiple times as 'his brilliant biography' of Hitler. Kershaw is quoted extensively throughout discussing Hitler's foreign policy achievements and his belief in providence. The biography is clearly about Hitler but the specific title is not mentioned.

Munich

Author: Robert Harris

Context:

Referenced as 'Robert Harris's book on Munich, Robert Harris's novel' when discussing Chamberlain's character. Dominic says 'There's a brilliant portrait of him, actually, in Robert Harris's book on Munich, Robert Harris's novel, where he really captures that sort of sense of Chamberlain's, his pride, his vanity.'

The Third Reich at War

Author: Richard Evans

Context:

Referenced as 'his book on the Nazis at war' when discussing British public opinion and their attitudes toward empire and Czechoslovakia. The context suggests this is a different book from the earlier 'Nazis in power' reference.