After the collapse of the German Army in the West in August 1944, everyone believed the war would be over by Christmas. But somehow, Nazi Germany managed to stave off final defeat until May the following year. In the end the agony was brought to a close with the hammer and sickle flying over the ruins of Berlin. With defeat came the wholesale surrender of the once-proud Wehrmac...(展开全部)

Everyone is familiar with the story of D-Day and the triumphal liberation of France by the Allies: a barbaric enemy was defeated by Allied ingenuity, courage and overwhelming military force, helped by

Everyone is familiar with the story of D-Day and the triumphal liberation of France by the Allies: a barbaric enemy was defeated by Allied ingenuity, courage and overwhelming military force, helped by

Why do totalitarian propaganda such as those created in Nazi Germany and the former German Democratic Republic initially succeed, and why do they ultimately fail? Outside observers often make two serious mistakes when they interpret the propaganda of this time. First, they assume the propaganda worked largely because they were supported by a police state, that people cheered Hi...(展开全部)

作者介绍： 兰德尔·彼特沃克（Randall L. Bytwerk） 美国密歇根州加尔文学院（大急流城）传播学教授。除本书外还著有《国家社会主义的演讲里程碑》（Landmark Speeches of National Socialism）、《尤利乌斯•施特莱彻》（获得全美传播学会50周年纪念奖）。创办并主持“德国宣传档案”网站(German Propaganda Archive) 网站提供大量并不断更新的有关纳粹和东德宣传领域的英译资料和影像。 彼特沃克最早的兴趣是生物学，后来迅速转向德国、历史、哲学。刚巧因为一位老师在找懂德语且对德国宣传感兴趣的学生，而转向了对德国宣传领域的研究，全部学术生涯致力于此。对纳粹宣传感兴趣是因为它极权主义的观念模式无所不包。他认为纳粹主义与其说是一个简单的政治立场，不如说更像一种宗教。 “就像神学家凯波尔（Abrah...(展开全部)

Why do totalitarian propaganda such as those created in Nazi Germany and the former German Democratic Republic initially succeed, and why do they ultimately fail? Outside observers often make two serious mistakes when they interpret the propaganda of this time. First, they assume the propaganda worked largely because they were supported by a police state, that people cheered Hi...(展开全部)

Five months, one week and three days of hell. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad began in August 1942, using the 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army. The attack was supported by intense bombing that reduced much of the city to rubble. The battle degenerated into house-to-house fighting, as both sides poured reinforcements in. By mid-November, the Germans had pu...(展开全部)

“Riveting…An elegantly composed study, important and even timely” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) history of the Third Reich—how Adolf Hitler and a core group of Nazis rose from obscurity to power and plunged the world into World War II. In “the new definitive volume on the subject” (Houston Press), Thomas Childers shows how the young Hitler became passionately political and a...(展开全部)

【著者简介】 托马斯•奇尔德斯曾是宾夕法尼亚大学“谢尔登和露西·哈克尼”历史学教授。他撰写或编辑过数部关于德国现代史和第二次世界大战的著作。他获得过很多科研基金和奖项，包括富布莱特奖金、亚历山大•冯•洪堡基金会研究基金和哈佛大学的西欧研究基金。除了在宾夕法尼亚大学授课，奇尔德斯还是剑桥大学三一学院、史密斯学院和斯沃斯莫尔学院的访问教授，他还在伦敦、牛津、柏林、慕尼黑等地和美国和欧洲的多所大学举办过讲座。 【译者简介】 杨楠，英语全职自由译者，有十年图书翻译经历，热爱图书翻译工作，擅长翻译音乐和历史题材著作。译有《大西庇阿：胜过拿破仑》《1914：世界终结之年》《1913：一战前的世界》等，合译有《肖邦传：一个波兰人和他伟大的音乐》等。

“Riveting…An elegantly composed study, important and even timely” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) history of the Third Reich—how Adolf Hitler and a core group of Nazis rose from obscurity to power and plunged the world into World War II. In “the new definitive volume on the subject” (Houston Press), Thomas Childers shows how the young Hitler became passionately political and a...(展开全部)