The Germanic Isle: Nazi Perceptions of Britain

by Gerwin Strobl

Despite Hitler's tactical duplicity at Munich, there is overwhelming evidence that one of the Nazis' fundamental objectives was to forge an alliance with Britain. This book discusses how the Nazis attempted to emulate the "ruthlessness" of the British Empire as they sought to enslave eastern Europe. It explores a wide range of sources, in popular culture and the media, diaries, secret police files, and views of the Nazi leadership, to show that there was a surprisingly enduring affection for Britain and British culture among ordinary Germans, even during the virulent anti-British propaganda of the war years.

Genres: History

286 pages, Hardcover

First published November 13, 2000

Reviews

[Ipswichblade · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite interesting book but a bit heavy going in places

[Malcolm Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had some interesting insights into Nazi propaganda.However like one of the other reviewers i found this to be very heavy going.

[Johnny · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting look at how both the Nazi and everyday German people looked at Britain and the changes that occured before and during the war. Each chapter is almost self contained dealing with some aspect of the relationship between Nazi Germany and Great Britain. It led me to think that might have been a series of lectures compiled into a book. But don't let that dissuade you. This book is for anyone that might be interested in the changing propaganda attempts by the Nazis to a country it considered to be a racial "cousin" or how propaganda can create some interesting mental gymnastics over a short period of time.