Adolf Hitler

Alan Farmer assesses the personal responsibility of the Führer

Robert Carr dissects a book frequently referred to but seldom read.

Did Hitler intend to provoke a general war over Poland in September 1939 or was it a serious miscalculation? Adam Tooze examines the views of leading historians before offering his own, new, interpretation of the decisions and events in Germany that ignited the Second World War.

Richard Evans concludes his two-part account of the Coming of the Third Reich by examining how Hitler’s position, and the state of Germany, was transformed in 1933.

William Frend, later professor of ecclesiastical history at Glasgow University, explained how he influenced the course of European history in 1944.

F.J. Stapleton stresses that we need to apply as well as understand historiography to assess the impact of the Sondwerg Theory on German Kaiserrich Historiography.

David Welch looks at the dramatisation of Führerprinzip in the Nazi cinema, and how history films were used to propagate themes of anti-parliamentarianism and the concept of an individual leader of genius.

David Williamson examines two seemingly irreconcilable schools of thought.

Richard Wilkinson considers the character and standing of the much-despised Nazi Foreign Minister.

Jayne Rosefield looks at the interaction between the composer and the dictator. Winner of the 1998 Julia Wood Prize.