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The Third Reich #3
Storming to Power
Book 3 of the Time-Life series The Third Reich.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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November 6, 2017
آدولف هیتلر پس از آزادی از زندان در سال ۱۹۲۴ میلادی به منسجم کردن تشکیلات حزب نازی برای شرکت در انتخابات پرداخت. وی پس از ناکامی در کودتا تصمیم گرفت تا از راه قانونی و به وسیله آراء مردم دولت جمهوری را براندازد و خود، قدرت مطلق آلمان شود. تحقیر شدن مردم آلمان پس از جنگ جهانی اول در اروپا و سخنرانیهای بینظیر هیتلر باعث شد تا مردم به شعارهای افراطی او و حزبش در زمینه ناسیونالیسم و اعاده حیثیت آلمانیها در اروپا پاسخ مثبت دهند. حزب نازی به قویترین حزب آلمان تبدیل شد. هیتلر، کمونیستها و یهودیها را مهمترین دشمنان خود میپنداشت. او ملت پارهپاره شده آلمان را از نو متحد کرد و در اروپا به سروری رساند و بدینترتیب دولت رایش سوم تشکیل شد. نگارندگان در کتاب حاضر، همراه با تصاویری مستند از آن روزها قدم به قدم زندگی هیتلر را از آغاز فعالیتهای سیاسی تا به قدرت رسیدنش به عنوان رئیس دولت همراه با ویژگیهای شخصیتی هیتلر و اراده آهنینش، که ریشه در شرایط رشد او در کودکی داشت، دنبال میکنند.
May 19, 2021
This book is the third of the "The Third Reich Series" by Time-Life and covers the history of NSDAP since 1924 (Hitler's release from prison (It was more like a hotel than a prison!) after failure of Munich Putsch) to August 1934 (Paul von Hindenburg's death and autocracy of Adolf Hitler).
By reading this book, it will be clearer for you how Nazis rose to power in 1933 while 13 years before, they were nothing but only a very small regional party in Bavaria. It also discusses about Goebbels' overwhelmingly impressive propaganda and its influence on the growth of party in elections. Role of Nazi party politics, propagandas and militias are well described.
Intra-party disputes are explained in this book as well: 1) Nationalist-Socialist dichotomy between Hitler and Strasser 2) Rising to power by democracy or revolution dichotomy between Hitler and Röhm (commander of S.A).
At last, it will be clear how Hitler made Germany a "State of exception" (as Giorgio Agamben said) under the pretext of Reichstag fire (February 1933).
One of the main positive points about this book is its photos which I found very important for not only reading history but also for understanding that period of time.
By reading this book, it will be clearer for you how Nazis rose to power in 1933 while 13 years before, they were nothing but only a very small regional party in Bavaria. It also discusses about Goebbels' overwhelmingly impressive propaganda and its influence on the growth of party in elections. Role of Nazi party politics, propagandas and militias are well described.
Intra-party disputes are explained in this book as well: 1) Nationalist-Socialist dichotomy between Hitler and Strasser 2) Rising to power by democracy or revolution dichotomy between Hitler and Röhm (commander of S.A).
At last, it will be clear how Hitler made Germany a "State of exception" (as Giorgio Agamben said) under the pretext of Reichstag fire (February 1933).
One of the main positive points about this book is its photos which I found very important for not only reading history but also for understanding that period of time.
November 16, 2012
A very good, readable overview of the Nazi seizure of power.
May 27, 2024
Let's just say this volume was frustratingly timely and way too familiar.
One thing about this (and I should note this on another volume from this series as well) is that it does still have a Cold War flavor (this book is from 1989) when it comes to the way in which it treats German communists. Nonetheless it's an easy to read narrative about the way in which German conservatives maneuvered themselves into getting themselves Hitler. I'd recommend reading The Twisted Dream first not only in terms of chronology since this one picks up seamlessly in that regard but also for a better sense of context for the kind of right wing ideologies that were rooted in Germany. In that regard Storming to Power does a little bit of gaslighting when it comes to the German people and their complicity and full involvement with the ideology itself. Here it seems like people just got swept up by a dedicated cadre but there's more to the story than that.
You can also get a sense of the origins of a lot of History Channel style narratives in this book's treatment of Hitler's personal life. It manages to be both scandal-chasing but then maybe overly restrained when it comes to Hitler's relationship with his niece Geli.
The book covers the period from Hitler's release from prison in December 1924 all the way to Hindenberg's death in 1934. Good coverage of the electioneering period in the 1930s, overly brief and restrained coverage of the Night of the Long Knives. It's got a very detailed narrative about Marinus van der Lubbe and the burning of the Reichstag as well as the subsequent trial.
This is the key 10 year period to look at and this book provides a good overview.
For further reading I'd recommend Philip Metcalfe's 1933 which takes a deep dive into that first year of Hitler as Chancellor through the narratives of 5 individuals (The first head of the Gestapo, Hitler's chief of the foreign press, the American ambassador, his daughter, and a Jewish reporter)
and of course William Shirer's classic The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is still there to be delved into.
One thing about this (and I should note this on another volume from this series as well) is that it does still have a Cold War flavor (this book is from 1989) when it comes to the way in which it treats German communists. Nonetheless it's an easy to read narrative about the way in which German conservatives maneuvered themselves into getting themselves Hitler. I'd recommend reading The Twisted Dream first not only in terms of chronology since this one picks up seamlessly in that regard but also for a better sense of context for the kind of right wing ideologies that were rooted in Germany. In that regard Storming to Power does a little bit of gaslighting when it comes to the German people and their complicity and full involvement with the ideology itself. Here it seems like people just got swept up by a dedicated cadre but there's more to the story than that.
You can also get a sense of the origins of a lot of History Channel style narratives in this book's treatment of Hitler's personal life. It manages to be both scandal-chasing but then maybe overly restrained when it comes to Hitler's relationship with his niece Geli.
The book covers the period from Hitler's release from prison in December 1924 all the way to Hindenberg's death in 1934. Good coverage of the electioneering period in the 1930s, overly brief and restrained coverage of the Night of the Long Knives. It's got a very detailed narrative about Marinus van der Lubbe and the burning of the Reichstag as well as the subsequent trial.
This is the key 10 year period to look at and this book provides a good overview.
For further reading I'd recommend Philip Metcalfe's 1933 which takes a deep dive into that first year of Hitler as Chancellor through the narratives of 5 individuals (The first head of the Gestapo, Hitler's chief of the foreign press, the American ambassador, his daughter, and a Jewish reporter)
and of course William Shirer's classic The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is still there to be delved into.
March 3, 2024
Detailed retelling of the Nazi rise to power from Hitler’s arrival in the party up until Hindenburg’s death in 1934. In addition to the factual recount, there are short essays and dozens of photographs throughout each chapter. Sections of the material can be rather dry, but the end result is an engaging historical text.
August 12, 2020
The second of Time-Life’s 21 volume The Third Reich series, covering Hitler’s release from prison to The Night of the Long Knives. Readable, with excellent sidebars here and there.
June 5, 2023
You can’t go wrong with a Time-Life series. I have been a big WWII European Theatre history buff for years and am still learning so much from these books!
September 13, 2014
While I am rating this the same, I did not enjoy it as much as the first in the series: The New Order. However, I see it as possibly the necessary, less interesting middle act sandwiched between tension-building exposition and dramatic conclusion. The story is of Hitler's methodical, purposeful accumulation of political power covers nearly a decade of rallies and manoeuvring. In this, we learn how he was a political chameleon ("no you can't make highways"/"yes, we do the autobahn and it was always my idea", etc.) and betrayed friends with the same ease with which he crushed enemies. Up next, I will find out how this story ends in The SS.
Overall, this series is proving to be better than expected.
Overall, this series is proving to be better than expected.
May 30, 2011
A very good light read. Esp. the photos were very nice. You dont see these kind of photos in the new books delving into Nazi history.
January 29, 2015
This volume in the Time-Life "Third Reich" series covers the time period from Hitler's release from Landsberg Prison in December, 1924 to his seizure of absolute power in August, 1934.
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