Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power

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Nagorski, Andrew.

Hitlerland : American eyewitnesses to the Nazi rise to power / by Andrew Nagorski.—1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Germany—Politics and government—1918–1933. 2. Germany—Politics and government—1933–1945. 3. Hitler, Adolf, 1889–1945. 4. Nazis—History. 5. Americans—Germany—Biography. 6. World War, 1939–1945—Personal narratives, American. 7. World War, 1939–1945—Social aspects—Germany. 8. Germany—Social conditions—1918–1933. 9. Germany—Social conditions—1933–1945. I. Title.

DD253.N225 2011

940.54’213—dc23 2011017360

ISBN 978-1-4391-9100-2

ISBN 978-1-4391-9102-6 (eBook)

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