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German History Links

German History in Documents and Images
The GHDI is a comprehensive collection of original historical materials, including documents, images and maps. The site has a link to Weimar Germany (1918/19 - 1933).
German History
Eric Solsten, ed., "Germany: A Country Study", Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1995.
Germany: 1919-1939
Overview of Germany during the period between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second.

Useful books from the Library

The holocaust by Judy Bartel
Call Number: 940.53 BAR
ISBN: 9781848986923
Illustrated History of the Third Reich by Alex Hook
Call Number: 943.086 HOO
ISBN: 9781844060306
Publication Date: 2006-06-01
The rise of the Nazis by Neil tonge
Call Number: 943.086 TON
ISBN: 9780750269353

Research Resources

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Primary Sources

Documents - The rise of the Nazis
From "German History in Documents and Images" [GHDI], a comprehensive collection of original historical materials documenting the rise of the Nazis.
National Socialism
From Fordham University's "Modern History Sourcebook". Topics include Hitler, Elections, and the Church and the Nazis.
Nazi Archive - Documents on National Socialism
Documentation of the National Socialist movement and dictatorship, including such sections as the path to power (including the Ermächtigungsgesetz), the war,
medical experiments, persecution and the Shoah, among others. (1930 - 1945; facsimiles and German-language transcriptions)
Nazi Germany Documents | Alpha History
A collection of documents and documentary extracts relating to the Nazi party's views, policies and rise to power from 1914-1941.
Nazi Propaganda: 1933-1945
Propaganda was central to Nazi Germany. This page is a collection of English translations of National Socialist propaganda for the period 1933-1945. Includes speeches and writings by Nazi leaders; anti-semitic material; visual material; war propaganda - 1939-1945; miscellaneous propaganda; and material for propagandists.
Appeal to the Nation
Hitler's verbal attack on the leadership of the Weimar Republic. Also available in original German (July 15, 1932; English translation).
Proclamation to the German Nation
Hitler's inaugural address as chancellor. Text of Joseph Goebbels' opening remarks also available in English and German. (February 10, 1933; English translation)
The Reichstag (Weimar Republic / National Socialism) 1918 - 1942
Session Proceedings of the Reichstag from the Treaty of Versailles to the beginning of World War II. A digitization project of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (1919-1939; German transcriptions).

Referencing

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