An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
408. The Nazis in Power: Hitler's Dream (Part 5)
January 15, 2024
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Claudia Koons
Context:
Tom explicitly recommends this as 'a brilliant book' by 'an American historian' when discussing his research into Nazi morality while writing about Christianity's moral influence.
Author: Johann Chaputé
Context:
Tom describes this as 'a really remarkable book' by a French scholar and professor of contemporary history at the Sorbonne. He quotes from it regarding the Nazi mental universe and references it again later when discussing trials of physicians who participated in euthanasia programs.
Author: Adolf Hitler
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Referenced when discussing Hitler's understanding of history and the concept of struggle, with Tom noting 'that echo of Mein Kampf' in relation to a Nazi documentary titled 'All Life is Struggle.'
Author: Unknown Nazi-era Scholar
Context:
Mentioned as an example of Nazi-era scholarship, described as a book by 'one scholar' who compiled exhaustive lists of classical references to blonde hair to support Nazi racial theories about Greeks and Romans being Nordic.