Hitler's Legacy
Subtitle: West Germany Confronts the Aftermath of the Third Reich
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: November 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 429
ISBN-13: 9780820440262
Subjects: Europe - Germany; Europe - General; History; History - General History; Biography; Germany; Moral and ethical aspects; National socialism; Nazis; Psychology; War criminals; History: World
Description: "Hitler's Legacy is the first comprehensive look at the Nazi problem in Germany from 1945 until today. The work stresses the major personnel controversies that arose from the reappearance of Nazis in key positions and the payment of generous pensions to Third Reich officials by West German governments. The first comprehensive summary of Germany's own war-crime trials held since 1945, it also provides an overview of the allied postwar war crime trials at Nuremberg and elsewhere. Two case studies highlight the post-Nazi milieu of 1950s West Germany: Theodor Oberlaender and Hans Globke. Both men played significant roles in the Nazi regime and became more prominent in Adenauer's 1950s West German government."--Jacket.