: The authors detail the transition through rearmament, economic autarky (self-sufficiency), and aggressive diplomacy.
: Wilhelm Deist, Manfred Messerschmidt, Hans-Erich Volkmann, and Wolfram Wette. Publisher : Oxford University Press (English translation). Germany and the Second World War: Volume I: The...
: This volume covers 828 pages and examines the shift from the Weimar Republic to the Third Reich's total mobilization for war. Core Themes and Content : The authors detail the transition through rearmament,
: Germany and the Second World War: Volume I: The Build-up of German Aggression . economic autarky (self-sufficiency)
The volume provides a "history from the German perspective," focusing on how the Nazi regime systematically prepared for global conflict.