The Home Front: Germany (World War II)

215 Pages·1982·29.091 MB·English

by  Charles Whiting, Time-Life Books

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CHAPTERS
1: "One People, One Leader!" 22
2: DelusionsofQuickVictory 58
3: Voicesof Dissent 96
4: TheConflictComes Home 136
5: Twilightofthe Reich 174
PICTURE ESSAYS
Hitler'sChildren 6
Girdingforan AirWar 44
The Emergent Hausfrau 72
Flak: The ProtectiveWall 88
MoviestoSwaythe Nation 110
One Family'sChronicle 124
Lifeunderthe Bombs 152
Flightfromthe Russians 186
Bibliography 202
PictureCredits 203
Acl<nowledgments 204
Index 205
CONTENTS
HITLER'S CHILDREN