VW: The People's Car
Michael Burleigh on the origins of Volkswagen.
Michael Burleigh on the origins of Volkswagen.
Kenneth Asch on Berlin's opera house, the Deutsche Staatsoper.
Hitler's march into the demilitarised Rhineland heralded Churchill's 'gathering storm' – but could the Fuhrer's bluff have been called and the Second World War prevented? Sir Nicholas Hederson, who as Britain's ambassador in Washington during the Falklands crisis saw diplomatic poker eventually turn to war, offers a reassessment of the events of 1936.
Jonathan Wright and Paul Stafford examine the origins and significance of the document which has been claimed as the Fuhrer's premeditated masterplan for European domination.
Ian R. Mitchell examines the museums of East and West Germany which provide contrasting views to German history.
Michael Burleigh charts the career of one of the pillars of the German scholarly establishment under the Third Reich an invaluable middle-man in 're-educating' his pupils and massaging research to suit Nazi ideology.
Ian Mitchell explores the Märkisches Museum devoted to the history of Berlin and the Mark Brandenburg.
A Satanic conspiracy designed from the beginning to eliminate European Jewry? Or ad hoc responses aimed at replenishing Nazi zeal and producing convenient scapegoats? A fresh look at one of the most hideous episodes in world history.
A ballot-box 'revolution' made Hitler Chancellor of Germany. But political violence was the stock-in-trade consolidating Nazi power piecemeal throughout 1933 against disorganised opponents.
Not all young Germans were enthusiasts for Hitler Youth ideas - and some actively opposed them.