The House Built On Sand: The Conflicts Of German Policy In Russia 1939-1945
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition, minor markings. Page Condition: Some yellowing consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Binding appears intact with no loose pages.
A landmark work of Second World War history, The House Built on Sand chronicles the catastrophic contradictions and failures of Nazi Germany's occupation policy in Russia between 1939 and 1945. Gerald Reitlinger, one of the foremost historians of the Third Reich, argues that Germany's defeat on the Eastern Front was not merely military but was fundamentally self-inflicted — a consequence of brutal ideological imperatives that alienated millions of Soviet citizens who might otherwise have welcomed an alternative to Stalinism. Drawing on a wealth of documentary evidence, the work presents a damning portrait of how racial ideology, administrative chaos, and competing power structures within the Nazi regime doomed any prospect of a sustainable occupation. Authoritative and meticulously researched, this is an essential study for anyone seeking to understand the inner workings and ultimate collapse of Hitler's empire in the East.
Author: Gerald Reitlinger
Format: Hardback
Published: 1960, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Genre: WW2
Edition: First Edition.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition, minor markings. Page Condition: Some yellowing consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Binding appears intact with no loose pages.
A landmark work of Second World War history, The House Built on Sand chronicles the catastrophic contradictions and failures of Nazi Germany's occupation policy in Russia between 1939 and 1945. Gerald Reitlinger, one of the foremost historians of the Third Reich, argues that Germany's defeat on the Eastern Front was not merely military but was fundamentally self-inflicted — a consequence of brutal ideological imperatives that alienated millions of Soviet citizens who might otherwise have welcomed an alternative to Stalinism. Drawing on a wealth of documentary evidence, the work presents a damning portrait of how racial ideology, administrative chaos, and competing power structures within the Nazi regime doomed any prospect of a sustainable occupation. Authoritative and meticulously researched, this is an essential study for anyone seeking to understand the inner workings and ultimate collapse of Hitler's empire in the East.