General Information

Uniform Title

Architekt der Weltherrschaft.

Author/Creator

Thies, Jochen, 1944-

Language

English.

Published

New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.

Physical Description

xiv, 205 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Subject

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.

Heads of state > Germany > Biography.

Germany > Foreign relations > 1933-1945.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Jochen Thies ; translated by Ian Cooke and Mary-Beth Friedrich.

Content

Part I. Hitler's ultimate goals 1920-1933: only new "Lebensraum" in the East? -- Hitler and his critics -- Current research -- Mein Kampf as the central source -- Hitler as builder: construction plans, armaments and a vision of war -- The beginnings of a power politician: "models" of imperial rule -- No turning back: the aftermath of September 14, 1930 -- Part II. Hitler as architect -- Megalomania as policy -- Hitler's views on architecture, history and art -- Buildings and their functions -- Hitler and his plans after 1933 -- Architecture and the Third Reich -- Summary -- Part III. Hitler and military issues: from Whale Bay to Lake Erie -- Hitler's addresses to German officers -- The navy's battleship building plans and visions of world power -- The Me 261/264: Hitler's long-range bomber -- Summary -- Part IV. Hitler in 1940-1941: when visions become reality -- Axiomatic geopolitics: 1950 as the objective -- The remaining powers after a victory over the USSR -- Hitler's path to world supremacy: the military solution, the trade war, the "annexation" of the world -- Ruling the new world -- The British assessment of Hitler's ultimate goals -- Final observations on Hitler's global strategy.

Library Special Collection

The Roger Griffin ComFas Collection

ISBN

9780857454621

9780857454638

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	943.086092 THI		General Stacks	-

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