Germany 1918-1945

by Paul Grey, Rosemarie Little

A range of textbooks covering many of the options available on GCSE history specifications. Germany is a popular topic of study for students working towards GCSE. This text covers the main events between the end of the First World War and Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, and is suitable for both S.H.P. and Modern World History syllabuses. Key questions are used to focus student attention, and excellent coverage is provided of the impact of the Treaty of Versailles, life during the Weimar period, Hitler's rise to power and the influence of the Nazi regime. A wide range of sources and illustrations help set the events of this period in context.

Genres: History

Paperback

First published January 1, 1964

Reviews

[Peter]

Clear analysis of how it is that Hitler was able to come to power, impose Nazism on Germany and take it to war, with the general support of the people, and how it subsequently unraveled. It provides insight into his thinking and his 'justification' for the atrocities inflicted on Jews, Slavs and anyone else who didn't fit into his world view.

[Ian]

A well-written and readable account of how Germany emerged from the ruins of the First World War, through the tumultuous time of the Weimar Republic to the rise of National Socialism (Nazism) and the emergence of Hitler as the sole leader of the nation.

With parallels to the rise of the Nationalist Party in South Africa in the 1940s and the subsequent horrors of Apartheid, this book provides a valuable insight to how such cataclysmic changes in nations can occur.

Highly recommended, not only as an historical record, but also as a warning for the future.

[Ian McHugh]

Solid. The word to describe this textbook is solid. Lots of info. Well written and well illustrated. There are areas here that are in need of some elaboration but it tells the story of Weimar and the Third Reich well. Perhaps most useful was the statistic-heavy coverage of Germany during the Second World War - a useful resource for use with the new HL IB European module on interwar diplomacy and the case study of two European powers during the war.

[Fred]

Good insight into what was going on in Germany. Also based a Jewish person who was personally involved.

[John Hudsone]

Excellent esp to challenge more able