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The Anatomy of Fascism 20 reviews
Robert O. Paxton
Vintage, 2005
In depth Fascism
+ extremely enlightening and very readable for the non-academic
+ Fundamentals of Fascism
+ Must Read to Understand Current Day America
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Hitler: 1936-1945: Nemesis53 reviews
Ian Kershaw
W. W. Norton & Company, 2001
"Working Towards the Fuhrer"
+ Superb Redux
+ Worth reading without reservation
+ Excellent
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Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-44 11 reviews
Mark Mazower
Yale University Press, 2001
Hitler and Greece
+ Terrific book
+ A valuable contribution to modern historical understanding
If you like reading about Hitler, and if you're interested in Greece, then have I got the book for you.
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France: The Dark Years, 1940-19448 reviews
Julian Jackson
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Definitive World War II History on Nazi-Occupied France
+ Brilliant
+ DARK FRANCE
+ Limited in scope, but excellent in detail
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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland54 reviews
Christopher R. Browning
Harper Perennial, 1993
Not for the faint of heart, or the weak of stomach!
+ Ordinary Men is a grisly look at a German killing squad implementing the Final Solution in Poland
+ Frightfully banal
+ Excellent
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The Hunt for Nazi Spies: Fighting Espionage in Vichy France2 reviews
Simon Kitson
University Of Chicago Press, 2007
Intriguing and very accessible
+ Unique Topic
This is a really fascinating book which goes well beyond just the question of espionage and counter-espionage. It offers an entirely new take on the Vichy government and its relationship with the Germans by showing that inspite of extensive collaboration the regime struggled to maintain its ...
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Sex after Fascism: Memory and Morality in Twentieth-Century Germany 1 review
Dagmar Herzog
Princeton University Press, 2007
fascinating, balanced, well-researched
This is an academic book about the effect of National Socialism on the sexuality of Germans throughout the mid-20th century. It takes as a starting point widely held beliefs (such as the repressive nature of Nat. Soc. on sexuality) and cliches of popular entertainment (such as the Nazi-BDSM ...
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The "Hitler Myth": Image and Reality in the Third Reich6 reviews
Ian Kershaw
Oxford University Press, USA, 2001
Solid work
+ Rebuts the Allied-Bombing-Ineffective Myth
+ A Fundamentally Flawed but still Interesting Work
+ A solid, interesting survey
+ interesting preview
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The Third Reich: A New History44 reviews
Michael Burleigh
Hill and Wang, 2001
An Excellent And Descriptive Book
+ A Sensational Discovery
+ wiped out by page 25
I believe The Third Reich was a fabulous book because it was very detailed and informational. Michael Burleigh definitely wrote almost everything there is to know about the Third Reich. The book had the information of a textbook but it was written in a way that draws the reader into the facts. ...
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France: The Dark Years, 1940-19448 reviews
Julian Jackson
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Definitive World War II History on Nazi-Occupied France
+ Brilliant
+ DARK FRANCE
+ Limited in scope, but excellent in detail
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Hitler: 1936-1945: Nemesis53 reviews
Ian Kershaw
W. W. Norton & Company, 2001
"Working Towards the Fuhrer"
+ Superb Redux
+ Worth reading without reservation
+ Excellent
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The Anatomy of Fascism20 reviews
Robert O. Paxton
Vintage, 2005
In depth Fascism
+ extremely enlightening and very readable for the non-academic
+ Fundamentals of Fascism
+ Must Read to Understand Current Day America
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Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-4411 reviews
Mark Mazower
Yale University Press, 2001
Hitler and Greece
+ Terrific book
+ A valuable contribution to modern historical understanding
If you like reading about Hitler, and if you're interested in Greece, then have I got the book for you.
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Sex after Fascism: Memory and Morality in Twentieth-Century Germany1 review
Dagmar Herzog
Princeton University Press, 2007
fascinating, balanced, well-researched
This is an academic book about the effect of National Socialism on the sexuality of Germans throughout the mid-20th century. It takes as a starting point widely held beliefs (such as the repressive nature of Nat. Soc. on sexuality) and cliches of popular entertainment (such as the Nazi-BDSM ...
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The "Hitler Myth": Image and Reality in the Third Reich6 reviews
Ian Kershaw
Oxford University Press, USA, 2001
Solid work
+ Rebuts the Allied-Bombing-Ineffective Myth
+ A Fundamentally Flawed but still Interesting Work
+ A solid, interesting survey
+ interesting preview
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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland54 reviews
Christopher R. Browning
Harper Perennial, 1993
Not for the faint of heart, or the weak of stomach!
+ Ordinary Men is a grisly look at a German killing squad implementing the Final Solution in Poland
+ Frightfully banal
+ Excellent
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The Hunt for Nazi Spies: Fighting Espionage in Vichy France2 reviews
Simon Kitson
University Of Chicago Press, 2007
Intriguing and very accessible
+ Unique Topic
This is a really fascinating book which goes well beyond just the question of espionage and counter-espionage. It offers an entirely new take on the Vichy government and its relationship with the Germans by showing that inspite of extensive collaboration the regime struggled to maintain its ...
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The Third Reich: A New History44 reviews
Michael Burleigh
Hill and Wang, 2001
An Excellent And Descriptive Book
+ A Sensational Discovery
+ wiped out by page 25
I believe The Third Reich was a fabulous book because it was very detailed and informational. Michael Burleigh definitely wrote almost everything there is to know about the Third Reich. The book had the information of a textbook but it was written in a way that draws the reader into the facts. ...
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