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Hermann Göring, Speaker of the Reichstag.
Photograph courtesy of the Treu family

 

Bibliography

Arnold-Foster, M 1973, The World at War, Stein and Day.
Based on the 1973 television series, the pictures and information are very detailed.

Aylett, J F 1984, Hitler's Germany, Edward Arnold.
A useful basic text to provide a beginning to the topic.

Brooman, J 1990, Weimar Germany, Germany 1918-1933, Longman.
Brooman, J 1990, Hitler's Germany, Germany 1933-1934, Longman.
These two works in the same series provide a sound basic introduction and useful revision exercises.

Bullock, A 1980, Hitler a Study in Tyranny, Penguin.
A detailed biography, useful to interested Stage 6 students who like to read.

Cloake, J A 1989, Nazi Germany, Oxford University Press.
This contains useful and challenging use of evidence and would consolidate document analysis skills.

Corkery, J F & Stone, R C J 1986, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, Heinemann.
An excellent discussion of the problems and issues of this topic.

Elliott, B J 1991, Hitler and Germany, Longman.
Headings near each paragraph make this book useful for those quickly seeking a basic knowledge of Nazi Germany.

Fest, J C 1973, Hitler, Penguin.
This is a readable biography, but only for those who have time (700 pp.).

Gibson, R & Nichol, J 1988, Germany, Basil Blackwell.
This covers all aspects of German history from the First World War to the 1960s for students, with useful integration and study of documentary material.

Holt, R F & Pickard, A 1991, Democracy, Dictatorship, Destruction: Documents of Modern German History 1918-1945, Longman Cheshire.
A very comprehensive collection of German documents, this book would suit very able students and their teachers.

Grunberger, R 1987, A Social History of the Third Reich, Penguin Books.
Excellent research provides a wide variety of detail associated with everyday life in Nazi Germany. Good for background reading by both teachers and the more able students.

Kershaw, I 1989, The Nazi Dictatorship: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation, Edward Arnold.
This contains excellent discussion of problems and issues associated with studying Nazi Germany; it is useful for teachers working on historiography of the period.

Lamb, R 1991, The Drift to War, 1922-1939, Bloomsbury.
Written from the British viewpoint, this book is for history fanatics who want to read everything about the period.

Laver, J 1993, Imperial and Weimar Germany, 1918-1933, Hodder and Stoughton.
Laver, J 1996, Nazi Germany, 1933-1945, Hodder and Stoughton.
These are both useful books for teachers. Each chapter has a collection of sources and questions. They are helpful for dealing with the historiography for Stage 6 students.

Laver, J 1995, Hitler, Germany's Fate or Germany's Misfortune? Hodder and Stoughton.
This very readable account is useful for students and teachers as it tries to explain the motivation of Hitler and the decisions he made as leader of Germany. Each chapter has review questions at the end and a timeline of events.

Layton, G, From Bismarck to Hitler: Germany 1890-1933, Hodder and Stoughton.
Layton, G, Germany: The Third Reich, 1933-45, Hodder and Stoughton
Both these books are very useful for good Stage 6 students and their teachers. Diagrams to explain such things as the downfall of Weimar or the rise of Hitler are clear and easy to understand.

McCallum, A 1992, Germany 1918-1945: Democracy to Dictatorship, Heinemann Education.
This contains great diagrams and historiography for Stage 6 students. It was written specifically for the NSW HSC Stage 6 course.

McKay, M 1989, Germany 1919-1945, Longman.
This is a collection of source material with short helpful introductions placing the sources in context, followed by interesting and thoughtful questions.

Mason, K J 1996, Republic to Reich: A History of Germany 1918-1945, McGraw-Hill.
Written with the current NSW syllabus in mind, this book highlights problems and issues for Stage 6 students as well as people (e.g. Hindenburg) and events but kept in context and thoroughly supported with relevant documents, making it a very useful book.

Newton, D 1990, Germany 1918-1945: From Days of Hope to Years of Horror, Collins Dove.
This is an excellent text; it contains document-based questions and source analysis and timelines for the period.

Nichols, A J 1989, Weimar and the Rise of Hitler, Macmillan.
This is a detailed analysis of the Weimar Republic and its downfall.

Shirer, W 1979, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Pan Books.
This is an excellent resource with a very detailed index for those who do not want to read the whole book.

Simpson, W 1991, Hitler and Germany, Cambridge University Press.
This is another excellent documentary collection.

Snyder, L 1990, Hitler's Elite: Biographical Sketches of Nazis Who Shaped the Third Reich, David and Charles.
This provides excellent biographies of Hitler's ruling elite.

Speer, A 1993, Inside the Third Reich, Warner Books.
This is a great read for the very good and interested student who wants to know all about Hitler by reading revealing anecdotes about his personal life.

Swinton, J 1995, Germany 1918-45, Longman.
This easy to read book explains clearly and concisely the concepts and events of Germany between the wars. There is no information on Hindenburg.

Tampke, J 1991, Twentieth Century Germany: Quest for Power, Nelson.
This provides a good integration of source material and review questions at the beginning of each chapter.

Thie, G & Thie, J 1992, Nazi Power in Germany, Stanley Thornes.
This is an excellent text students' assignments, covering Hitler Youth, Crystal Night, etc. It is good for consolidating knowledge.

Toland, J 1979, Hitler: The Pictorial Documentary of His Life, Hutchinson.
This is an excellent photographic reference.

Wepman, D 1992, Adolf Hitler, Burke Publishing Company.
Wepman offers a readable biography of Hitler.

Williams, S 1986, The Rise and Fall of Hitler's Germany, Macmillan.
This is a good introduction to the basic history of Germany between the wars.