Resistance and conformity in the Third Reich
By: Martyn Housden.
Series: Routledge sources in history
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: National socialism.; Jews -- Persecutions -- Germany.; Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany.; Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
Description: What was the relationship between ordinary Germans and Hitler's government? Why did such a dreadful political system find any popular support at all? Who was brave enough to defy the laws of the Third Reich? This book examines decisions made by different social groups to resist or conform to the Nazi regime.

Using accessible language, and drawing on the full range of sources available to historians, Martyn Housden adopts a thematic approach to the subject. He considers, for example, why church-goers failed to reject decisively Hitler's atheistic political movement; what impact the persecution of Germany's Jewish citizens had on the everyday lives of other Germans; why the Hitler Youth held such appeal for young people.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-191) and index.