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Book SynopsisDescribes how the Nazi propaganda machine produced conscripts for Hitler's army who were fully convinced of the view of "inferior peoples", and argues that these ideas, rather than the exigencies of war, motivated the atrocities of the SS during World War II.
Trade Review'exciting and provocative essay ... This book is a chilling reminder of how rapidly State-led violence can degenerate into military barbarism, no less in Iraq or Kampuchea than in Hitler's war' Richard Overy, The Observer
'a well-researched, gripping account of the Wehrmacht's titanic efforts to win Hitler's war despite the blunder of invading Russia' Anglo-German Review
'an impressively researched and imaginatively presented contribution' George H. Stein, State University of New York, American Historical Review, October 1992
`a stimulating work about the problem of military solidarity and its relation to fighting efficiency.' Sociology
'A sombre account, using much first-hand evidence.' The Observer
a frightening analysis of the effect of continuous criminal propaganda on the rank-and-file of an army * Christopher Logue, The Guardian *
