why did the nazi prty destroy books
German Scholarship. Until Hitler, books had been revered in Germany perhaps more than any where else in Europe. The NAZI book burnings in May 1933 were one of the first shocking events of the NAZI regime. Unlike the arrests that had begun, the book burnings were widely covered in the German and foreign press.ntil Hitler, books had been revered in Germany perhaps more than any where else in Europe. The NAZI book burnings in May 1933 were one of the first shocking events of the NAZI regime.