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Book SynopsisIn Prevail until the Bitter End, Alexandra Lohse explores the gossip and innuendo, the dissonant reactions and perceptions of Germans to the violent dissolution of the Third Reich. Mobilized for total war, soldiers and citizens alike experienced an unprecedented convergence of military, economic, social, and political crises. But even in retreat, the militarized national community unleashed ferocious energies, staving off defeat for over two years and continuing a systematic murder campaign against European Jews and others. Was its faith in the Führer never shaken by the prospect of ultimate defeat?
Lohse uncovers how Germans experienced life and death, investigates how mounting emergency conditions affected their understanding of the nature and purpose of the conflagration, and shows how these factors influenced the people''s relationship with the Nazi regime. She draws on Nazi morale and censorship reports, features citizens'' private letters and
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Alexandra Lohse provides a salutary analysis of how German soldiers and civilians dealt with bad news in the second half of World War II.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction: The World at War
1. Stalingrad: The Right to Believe in Victory
2. Mobilizing the National Community: Do You Want Total War?
3. Genocide and Mass Atrocities: A Page Never to Be Written
4. Enemies Within and Without: A Sign of Providence
5. Dissolution: History Is the Arbiter
Conclusion: Understanding What National Socialism Is
