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Germany : From Days of Hope to Years of Horror
Germany 1918-1945 : from days of hope to years of horror by Douglas Newton
This book provides a narrative overview of German history from the Revolution of 1918-1919 to 1945. It includes chapters on the Weimar Republic, the foundation of the Nazi Party, the achievements and difficulties of Weimar, the Nazi takeover in 1933, economic and social life under the Nazis, Nazi foreign policy, the origins of the Second World War, the "Home Front" and the Nazi "New Order", and the final collapse of the Nazi Third Reich in 1945.
The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with rare historic photographs and includes many useful maps. Each chapter features a timeline, a dramatic narrative, selected documents from primary sources, suggested essay questions, discussion starters, a debating topic, a suggestion for a dramatic re-enactment of an historic event, a guide to further reading, and glossary notes on difficult words.
The book includes special sections on the skills of the historian, including investigating and researching, processing and recording, evaluation, and the essential skills of written communication. There are two picture essays, one on "The Invasion of the Ruhr in 1923, and the Crisis of 1923", and another on "The Hitler Youth and Posters and Artwork of the Crisis Years".
Call Number: CPS 1A3
Publication Date: 1990
Germany 1918-1949
Germany 1918-1949 by Eric Hadley & Alan White
This book covers the period from the outbreak of the First World War through the rise of Nazism and the Second World War, to post-War Germany. It has been written to fulfil the requirements of GCSE and Standard Grade World History courses. Questions occur both marginally and as summary questions at the end of each topic. The questions are structured to develop the skills required in the GCSE exams by encouraging comparison and analysis of data.
Call Number: CPS 1A2
ISBN: 9780003272277
Publication Date: 1990
Hitler's Propaganda Machine
Hitler's Propoganda Machine by Ward Rutherford
Reproduces and gathers together the photographs, posters, magazines, and newspapers produced by Hitler's Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment, revealing the horrors and tragic success of the Nazi brainwashing campaign
Call Number: CPS 2B2
ISBN: 9780448146270
Publication Date: 1977
Republic to Reich
Republic to Reich : a history of Germany 1918-1939 by Philip Fielden & K.J. Mason
The third edition of Republic to Reich has been written to fit the outline of the revised NSW Modern History syllabus, and is also an excellent source for any study of Germany in the early 20th century.
The text incorporates many sources and previously unpublished images to encourage students to explore and analyse the key issues of this fascinating period in world history. Renowned for its excellent sources and clear writing style, this new edition reinforces Republic to Reich's reputation as the leading text in this area.
Call Number: CPS 1A2
ISBN: 9780170226646
Publication Date: 2010
Germany 1918-1939
Germany 1918-1939 by Ken Webb
Here it is: the factual detail, the historiography, revision exercises and advice on how to write essays on the German National Study.
Call Number: CPS 2A4
ISBN: 9780977597215
Publication Date: 2010
The Holocaust
The Holocaust by GLOBE
Globe Fearson's Historical Case Studies series takes an in-depth look at important topics in U.S. and world history that have high interest for students. Each book in the Historica Case Studies series focuses on eight key events , and discusses the social, economic, and political forces that led to the events.
Students will examine these critical events and discover their effects on today's society. Strong journalistic photographs, maps, diagrams, and time lines appeal to a variety of elarnign styles. Primary source documents allow students to access history directly.
The Holocaust includes the following case studies:
- Overview: The Holocaust
- The Jewish World Before the Holocaust: A rich heritage
- Kristallnacht: The beginning of the end
- The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Jews fight back
- Auschwitz: Death camp, concentration camp, slave labor camp
- The Youngest Victims: Children of the holocaust
- Non-Jews Who Helped Jews
- World Reaction to the Holocaust
- Adolf Eichmann on Trial
- Follow-Up: Remembering the holocaust
Call Number: CPS 1A4
ISBN: 9780835918268
Publication Date: 1997
Lying about Hitler
Lying about Hitler by Richard J. Evans
In ruling against the controversial historian David Irving in his libel suit against the American historian Deborah Lipstadt, last April 2000, the High Court in London labeled him a falsifier of history. No objective historian, declared the judge, would manipulate the documentary record in the way that Irving did. Richard J. Evans, a Cambridge historian and the chief advisor for the defense, uses this pivotal trial as a lens for exploring a range of difficult questions about the nature of the historian's enterprise. For instance, don't all historians in the end bring a subjective agenda to bear on their reading of the evidence? Is it possible that Irving lost his case not because of his biased history but because his agenda was unacceptable? The central issue in the trial -- as for Evans in this book -- was not the past itself, but the way in which historians study the past. In a series of short, sharp chapters, Richard Evans sets David Irving's methods alongside the historical record in order to illuminate the difference between responsible and irresponsible history. The result is a cogent and deeply informed study in the nature of historical interpretation.
Call Number: CPS 2A2
ISBN: 9780465021536
Publication Date: 2002
Leni Riefenstahl and Albert Speer
Albert Speer 1905-1981
Albert Speer, 1905-1981 by Ken Webb
Albert Speer 1905-1981- has been written with the New South Wales HSC Ancient History Examination in mind. It strictly follows the outline of the HSC syllabus. However, the format, detail and historiography it contains make this book an ideal companion for students in other states and overseas who are studying Albert Speer during this period!
The value of this book lies in:
its solid, relevant narrative detail
its inclusion of the views of several of the top historians who have written on aspects of this topic
its revision exercises
and, perhaps, most usefully, its advice on how to write examination responses
Call Number: CPS 1A4
ISBN: 9780977597246
Publication Date: 2008
The Wave
The wave by Morton Rhue
Laurie isn't sure what to make of 'The Wave'. It had begun as a simple history experiment to liven up their World War II studies and had become a craze that was taking over their lives. Laurie's classmates were changing from normal teenagers into chanting, saluting fanatics. 'The Wave' was sweeping through the school - and it was out of control. Laurie's friends scoff at her warnings but she knows she must make them see what they have become before it's too late. Based on a nightmarish true episode in a Californian high school.
Call Number: CPS 2A4
ISBN: 9780141322605
Publication Date: 2007
