The Nazi mind : twelve warnings from history / Laurence Rees.

Author/creator Rees, Laurence, 1957- author.
Format Book
EditionFirst US edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2025.
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionx, 428 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Spreading conspiracy thoeries -- Using them and us -- Leading as a hero -- Corrupting youth -- Conniving with the elite -- Attacking human rights -- Exploiting faith -- Valuing enemies -- Eliminating resistance -- Escalating racism -- Killing at a distance -- Stoking fear.
Abstract "How could the SS have committed the crimes they did? How were the killers who shot Jews at close quarters able to perpetrate this horror? Why did commandants of concentration and death camps willingly-often enthusiastically-oversee mass murder? How could ordinary Germans have tolerated the removal of the Jews? In The Nazi Mind, bestselling historian Laurence Rees seeks answers to some of the most perplexing questions surrounding the second World War and the Holocaust. Ultimately, he delves into the darkness to explain how and why these people were capable of committing the worst crime in the history of the world. From the fringe politics of the 1920s, to the electoral triumph and mass mobilization of the 1930s, through to the Holocaust and the regime's eventual demise, Rees charts the rise and fall of Nazi mentalities-including the conditions that allowed such a violent ideology to flourish and the sophisticated propaganda effort that sustained it. Using previously unpublished testimony from former Nazis and those who grew up in the Nazi system and in-depth insights based on the latest research of psychologists, The Nazi Mind brings fresh understanding to one of the most appalling regimes in history"-- Provided by publisher.
General note"Originally published in hardcover and ebook by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books in the UK in May 2025."--Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index
ISBN9781541702332
ISBN1541702336 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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