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Hitler's Empire: Nazi Rule in Occupied Europe

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Full Title:

Hitler's Empire: Nazi Rule in Occupied Europe

Contributors:

By (Author) Mark Mazower

ISBN:

9780141011929

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Books Ltd

Publication Date:

27th May 2009

UK Publication Date:

30th April 2009

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

943.096

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

784

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 34mm

Weight:

556g

Description

The first book to view the Nazi empire as a whole Hitler's empire was the largest, most brutal and most ambitious reshaping of Europe in history. Inspired by the imperial legacy of those such as the British, the Third Reich cast its shadow from the Channel Islands to the Caucasus and ruled hundreds of millions. Yet, as Mark Mazower's groundbreaking new account shows, it was an empire built on an illusion. From Hitler's plans for vast motorways crossing an ethnically cleansed Russian steppe, to dreams of a German super-economy rivalling America's, Mazower reveals the lethal fusion of mass murder, modern managerialism and colossal incompetence that underpinned the Nazi New Order. Ultimately Hitler's empire ended up consuming its own, leaving destruction in its wake and finishing not just with the downfall of Germany, but an entire continent.

Reviews

'[A] beautifully constructed account of life under the horrifying Nazi empire ! Splendid' - Norman Stone, Guardian 'Remarkable ! provocative ! an important new book' - Adam Tooze, Sunday Telegraph 'A brilliant account' - David Cesarani, Independent 'A first-class account' - Richard Overy, Literary Review 'Brilliant ! a must for anyone who has a serious interest in the dreadful Third Reich' - Justin Cartwright, Spectator 'Exposes the intellectual bankruptcy of the enterprise with forensic skill and wit' - Christopher Silvester, Daily Express

Author Bio

Mark Mazower is the author of Inside Hitler's Greece, Dark Continent- Europe's Twentieth Century, The Balkans, which won the Wolfson Prize for History, and Salonika- City of Ghosts, which won both the Runciman Prize and the Duff Cooper Prize. He has taught at the University of Sussex, Princeton University and Birkbeck College, University of London. He is now Professor of History at Columbia University.

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