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northeastbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
This was one of several books read in a college level European History course. It was, and remains, an eye-opener. Few books on the war will
show you how the Nazi machine took over Germany. The author goes into
the daily fabric of the people as you watch social and civic groups move
into the Nazi mindset. A well written and insightful book.
show you how the Nazi machine took over Germany. The author goes into
the daily fabric of the people as you watch social and civic groups move
into the Nazi mindset. A well written and insightful book.
loppear's review against another edition
3.0
The middle class got freaked out during the depression worrying whether they were next as unemployment in the working class grew, the Nazis iterated locally and regularly on what militarist/nationalist propaganda was broadly appealing while being very willing to use violence and "be all things to everyone", and the majority SPD was too narrowly focused on the working class and normal political maneuvers to respond effectively without actually being radical themselves. Once in power, the Nazis quickly consolidated leadership of civic organizations at all local levels and fiercely intimidated all dissent with imprisonment and civic/employment exclusion.
Overall, this raised my estimation of Lewis' 1935 "It Can't Happen Here" which I read earlier in the year - his rapid authoritarian descent of a small US town actually seems to match the German experience here from 1933 quite closely.
Overall, this raised my estimation of Lewis' 1935 "It Can't Happen Here" which I read earlier in the year - his rapid authoritarian descent of a small US town actually seems to match the German experience here from 1933 quite closely.
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