They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933–45
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Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, hardcover. No stickers or labels visible.
A landmark work of narrative non-fiction and social history, They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933–45 presents an intimate and unsettling portrait of how ordinary people embraced fascism in Nazi Germany. Drawing on candid interviews with ten former members of the Nazi Party conducted in the early 1950s, Milton Mayer chronicles the gradual erosion of conscience, community, and critical thought among average German citizens during the Third Reich. With measured yet deeply humanising prose, Mayer illustrates how totalitarianism does not announce itself with fanfare but instead creeps incrementally into everyday life — normalising the unthinkable through small, seemingly inconsequential compromises. The book stands as a chilling and enduring warning about the fragility of freedom and the seductive logic of authoritarianism, arguing that it is not monsters but ordinary men who make atrocities possible.
Author: Milton Mayer
Format: Paperback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, hardcover. No stickers or labels visible.
A landmark work of narrative non-fiction and social history, They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933–45 presents an intimate and unsettling portrait of how ordinary people embraced fascism in Nazi Germany. Drawing on candid interviews with ten former members of the Nazi Party conducted in the early 1950s, Milton Mayer chronicles the gradual erosion of conscience, community, and critical thought among average German citizens during the Third Reich. With measured yet deeply humanising prose, Mayer illustrates how totalitarianism does not announce itself with fanfare but instead creeps incrementally into everyday life — normalising the unthinkable through small, seemingly inconsequential compromises. The book stands as a chilling and enduring warning about the fragility of freedom and the seductive logic of authoritarianism, arguing that it is not monsters but ordinary men who make atrocities possible.