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servemethesky's review against another edition
4.0
Information packed! I particularly liked how Fritzsche summarized his argument in the final pages to render it clear and poignant to the reader. Favorite sentence by far was the last one: "Nazism was neither accidental nor unanimous."
clonazine's review against another edition
miren que es un tema interesantísimo pero se me hizo re tedioso este libro
roclarenett's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide, Death, Colonisation, Antisemitism, and War
bahareads's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Germans Into Nazis takes a great look at regular German people can become Nazis. Fritzsche uses all modes of media in his book as sources. The narrative Fritzsche uses are photographs that connect with the time periods he is discussing. The book is split up into four chapters, or time periods, that are: July 1914, November 1918, January 1933, and May 1933. These are key dates Fritzsche believes reflects the different changes of the German population.
*These are some of my notes from class
- Reflecting back to German history, the Unification of Germany happened in 1871 so Germany is fairly young.
- "Volk" develops over time and it was seen as political legitimacy.
- Nazism does not equal facism. Emotion was a binding factor for nazism.
- Nazi campaigns were not based on foreign policy. There were so many German political parties, the Nazi party had to use other things to separate themselves.
- Nazis never got the majority of the vote. However, anti-Semitism is not enough to keep people from voting for Hilter. Anti-Semitism was engrained in the people (Germany have a deep history of it as a culture).
- Nazism had racial purity at the centre of its worldview.
*These are some of my notes from class
- Reflecting back to German history, the Unification of Germany happened in 1871 so Germany is fairly young.
- "Volk" develops over time and it was seen as political legitimacy.
- Nazism does not equal facism. Emotion was a binding factor for nazism.
- Nazi campaigns were not based on foreign policy. There were so many German political parties, the Nazi party had to use other things to separate themselves.
- Nazis never got the majority of the vote. However, anti-Semitism is not enough to keep people from voting for Hilter. Anti-Semitism was engrained in the people (Germany have a deep history of it as a culture).
- Nazism had racial purity at the centre of its worldview.
jamsreadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
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If there is one book over the course of my studies that really changed the way that I thought about a historical event, it would be this book. The world knows what happened during World War II and the Holocaust, but for years people have asked how a group as radical as the Nazis could have possibly garnered enough support to take over. Obviously not everyone from back then was bent on the extermination of entire groups of people, so then what factors would there need to be to open the doors to such atrocities?
Fritzsche does a wonderful job detailing Germany’s social and political atmosphere from World War I leading all the way up to the beginning of World War II. It gives new insight in understanding the state of Germany following the downfall of the German monarchy and the gradual shift toward a democratic republic. The abdication of the Emperor left a power vacuum that allowed new political ideologies to flourish. It’s an especially interesting study into how World War I changed the world’s views of politics and the rise of the working middle class.
I loved this book for covering details that are often overlooked in discussions about the Holocaust and World War II in general. There are already plenty of books covering anti-Semitism, eugenics, the Treaty of Versailles, and of course Hitler’s role as leader of the Nazi party. Fritzsche fills in the gap that has always been missing: where Germany was as a country, fresh off the heels of revolution and trying to re-establish itself with a new form of government.
His argument is powerful and gave me a lot to chew on. Over the years I’ve found myself referencing this book often when discussing my studies about the Holocaust and the rise of Fascism in Europe. I feel that this book is absolutely essential for any reader wanting to study the politics of Europe in the 20th century. Just be mindful that this book is extremely dense and dry, it is not a light read.
If there is one book over the course of my studies that really changed the way that I thought about a historical event, it would be this book. The world knows what happened during World War II and the Holocaust, but for years people have asked how a group as radical as the Nazis could have possibly garnered enough support to take over. Obviously not everyone from back then was bent on the extermination of entire groups of people, so then what factors would there need to be to open the doors to such atrocities?
Fritzsche does a wonderful job detailing Germany’s social and political atmosphere from World War I leading all the way up to the beginning of World War II. It gives new insight in understanding the state of Germany following the downfall of the German monarchy and the gradual shift toward a democratic republic. The abdication of the Emperor left a power vacuum that allowed new political ideologies to flourish. It’s an especially interesting study into how World War I changed the world’s views of politics and the rise of the working middle class.
I loved this book for covering details that are often overlooked in discussions about the Holocaust and World War II in general. There are already plenty of books covering anti-Semitism, eugenics, the Treaty of Versailles, and of course Hitler’s role as leader of the Nazi party. Fritzsche fills in the gap that has always been missing: where Germany was as a country, fresh off the heels of revolution and trying to re-establish itself with a new form of government.
His argument is powerful and gave me a lot to chew on. Over the years I’ve found myself referencing this book often when discussing my studies about the Holocaust and the rise of Fascism in Europe. I feel that this book is absolutely essential for any reader wanting to study the politics of Europe in the 20th century. Just be mindful that this book is extremely dense and dry, it is not a light read.
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