In the mid-1930s many millions of British people voted overwhelmingly against any return to conflict. But events in Spain changed public opinion and by 1939 it was widely accepted that fascism could only be opposed successfully through military action, writes Richard Overy.
Robert Pearce investigates the career of the Third Reich’s ‘evil genius’.
Ken Rise explains the process by which Hitler’s will became the law in Nazi Germany.
Germany's new Chancellor took power on 30 January 1933.
Thomas Meakin asks to what extent Italian Fascism represented a triumph of style over substance.
Julius Ruiz evaluates Franco’s role during the conflict.
Why is the sordid murder of Horst Wessel, a young Nazi storm troop leader in Berlin in early 1930, so important? Nigel Jones recalls his death and the black legend that sprang from it.
F.G. Stapleton highlights the key role played by the Italian King in the Rise of Mussolini.
Alan Farmer assesses the personal responsibility of the Führer
After he fell from power, Bismarck became a mythical hero figure of the right. The legend of the ‘Iron Chancellor’ was wielded by militarists, conservatives, and eventually, Adolf Hitler.
