The War Aims and Strategies of Adolf HitlerMcFarland, 2005年6月29日 - 545 頁 Many have commented upon Hitler's inexplicable behavior during World War II. He failed to invade England; he neglected his air force; he engaged enemies on multiple fronts. Viewed in terms of Germany's struggle against the West, these and other actions made little sense. In truth, however, the war against Western powers had little to do with Hitler's grand plan: to conquer Russia and lands to the east of Germany, eradicate or enslave their populations, and create a vast Teutonic empire. In light of this goal, Hitler's actions were consistent throughout. In line with his dictum of "All or Nothing," once Hitler failed to defeat Russia in December 1941, he conducted the rest of the war with the sole purpose of inflicting maximum bloodshed and desolation, including upon Germany itself. Weakened, sensing defeat, he knew he was a drowning man--and he was determined to take friend and foe alike down with him. This evaluation of Hitler's objectives in World War II expands upon a theory gaining prominence among historians: Hitler's true motive was a crusade against the East, and he had little interest in waging war with England, much less the United States. It examines the different nature of the war on the Eastern and Western fronts; the disparate treatment afforded the two groups of POWs and civilians; and Hitler's scorched-earth policy, adopted after his primary objective proved beyond his grasp. In poignant, painful detail, it recreates the Russians' devastating four-year struggle against Germany, which went much further towards ensuring its defeat than any of the comparatively belated Western efforts. |
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Preface | 1 |
THE WRONG WAR | 5 |
The Leader | 7 |
The Program | 14 |
The Bloodless Conquests | 19 |
Gate to the East | 43 |
The September Weekend | 64 |
Blitzkrieg in Poland | 68 |
THE SMART WAR | 307 |
The Reluctant Allies | 309 |
British Strategy | 326 |
The Bombing of Germany | 331 |
UltraSecret | 341 |
African Laurels | 344 |
ANNUS IRAE 943 | 355 |
From Kursk to Kiev | 357 |
Sitzkrieg in the West | 81 |
The Occupation of Denmark and Norway | 88 |
The Collapse of France | 98 |
The Aftershocks | 117 |
The Turnabout | 131 |
The Wrong Enemy | 135 |
Fortress Europe | 153 |
THE HOLY WAR | 167 |
Barbarossa | 169 |
The Black and the Red | 185 |
Untermensch and Übermensch | 207 |
Death of Barbarossa | 224 |
December 94 | 242 |
The Subhuman East | 261 |
The Russian POWs | 271 |
The Final Solution | 276 |
Stalingrad | 287 |
The Fall of Italy | 365 |
Defeat of the UBoats | 385 |
Satan as Prophet | 393 |
EXTINCTION | 411 |
Barbarossa in Reverse | 413 |
Liberation of France | 428 |
Loss of the Balkans | 445 |
Raking the Ashes | 450 |
Invasion of Germany | 469 |
SelfImmolation | 478 |
The Finale in Berlin | 485 |
Unconditional Surrender | 498 |
Epilogue | 507 |
Names and Positions of Key Personnel | 523 |
Bibliography | 527 |
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