War and Economy in the Third Reich

by R. J. Overy

Overview

War and Economy in the Third Reich examines the nature of the German economy in the 1930s and the Second World War. Richard Overy's essays, collected here for the first time with a substantial new introduction, explore the tension between Hitler's vision of an armed economy and the reality of German economic and social life. Often thought-provoking, always informed, War and Economy opens a window on an essential aspect of Hitler's Germany.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191647376
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/29/1995
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Richard Overy has written many articles and a number of books on various aspects of the Second World War. Amongst these are: The Nazi Economic Recovery &hat;(Macmillan, 1982), The Origins of the Second World War (Longmans, 1987), and The Road to War (With A. Wheatcroft, BBC/Macmillan 1989, Random House 1990, Papermac 1991). He lives in SW London.

Editorial Reviews

"Offers a powerful and compelling interpretation that casts serious doubts on the previously accepted notion of Germany's concept of Blitzkrieg and the implications for our understanding of Nazi politics and society...A most valuable collection of articles, which no historian of the Third Reich can afford to ignore."—Business History Review

"Richard Overy has long been recognized as a leading expert on the economic history of the Third Reich...His War and Economy in the Third Reich brings together his most important essays on the topic and provides a useful and cogent statement of Overy's position on four interrelated issues...Indispensable for understanding the relationship between state and economy in the Third Reich."—Journal of Military History

"Over the past decade, Richard J. Overy has emerged as one of the leading economic historians of the Third Reich in the English-speaking world....This collection of his most important essays provides a good impression of the range of his work....this book will be of great interest to anyone trying to understand the dynamics of the Nazi dictatorship."—The Historian

"[The author] is a natural controversialist, who has distinguished himself by showing how the conventional picture is misleading."—The Albion

"His work is best described as well-executed descriptive economic history."—Journal of Interdisciplinary History

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