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The "Hitler Myth": Image and Reality in the Third Reich is a book by British historian Ian Kershaw that was first published in 1987. Overview. In the book, Kershaw explores a concept he calls the "Hitler Myth" that describes two key points in Nazi ideology that depict Adolf Hitler as a demagogue figure and as a mighty defender.
Feb 28, 2019 · The "Hitler myth" : image and reality in the Third Reich. by. Kershaw, Ian. Publication date. 1989. Topics. Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945, Propaganda, German -- History -- 20th century, Public opinion -- Germany, Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945. Publisher. Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press.
Based largely on the reports of government officials, party agencies, and political opponents, Ian Kershaw's groundbreaking study charts the creation, growth, and decline of the "Hitler myth." He...
Based on secret popular opinion reports compiled by both the Nazis and their political enemies, this study of the Nazi state charts the creation, growth, and decline of the "Hitler Myth." Kershaw...
Each offers a key to the history of Nazi Germany: the nature of power and leadership; the relationship between ideology, consent, and terror; and the climax of war and genocide. Keywords: Eva Braun, Adolf Eichmann, Joseph Goebbels, Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Third Reich.
Historic attachments to heroic leadership combined with a mastery of propaganda techniques to mesmerise Germany into acceptance of the charismatic authority offered by the Führer. For almost a decade after 1933, Hitler enjoyed a remarkable degree of popularity among the great majority of the German people.
The 'Hitler Myth'. Image and Reality in the Third Reich. By IAN KERSHAW (Oxford: Clarendon P., I987; PP. xii + 297. ?27. 50) THE Nottingham historian Ian Kershaw, who has already emerged at the top of the experts on the Third Reich in the United Kingdom, presents here a book which constitutes, to an overwhelming degree, the translation of an
