The Nazis by Robert Edwin Herzstein & The Editors of Time-Life Books
The Nazis (Time-Life World War II Series Volume, 2004 Edition)
A Photo-Rich Time-Life Account of Hitler's Rise, the Nazi Regime and Its Terror
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Nazis
- Authors: Robert Edwin Herzstein & The Editors of Time-Life Books
- Publisher: Caxton Publishing Group (under license from Time-Life Books BV), London
- Publication Date: 2004
- ISBN-10: 1844471934
- Edition Details: 2004 Caxton Publishing Group edition, issued under licence from Time-Life Books BV. Part of the World War II series.
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated hardcover boards printed with the same photograph as the jacket, with an illustrated dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Large illustrated hardcover format, roughly 280 x 235 mm, with page-size black and white photographs throughout.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The illustrated boards carry the same photograph as the jacket and the surface looks clean. Corners and edges show no obvious damage.
- Interior: The pages are clean, white to cream, with no foxing or markings. The binding is tight. The text is illustrated throughout with many black and white photographs.
- The Dust Jacket: Present. The illustrated jacket shows light scuffing and scratching to the front panel, some wear to the spine and a small nick or chip at the top of the spine head. The back panel is clean. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
The Nazis, written by Robert Edwin Herzstein with the editors of Time-Life Books, belongs to the World War II series, which chronicles the Second World War volume by volume. It is a profusely illustrated history of the National Socialist movement.
The book follows Hitler's rise to power in Germany and the private life and party intrigues of the leadership. It also covers the regime's activities and atrocities at home and in occupied Europe, and its eventual defeat. The back cover quotes a survivor's account of the train journey to a death camp.
The page-size photographs are central to the volume. This 2004 edition is a useful, handsome reference copy for collectors of Second World War history and the Time-Life series.
Author Profile: Robert Edwin Herzstein
Robert Edwin Herzstein (1940-2015) was a Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, and a specialist in Nazi Germany.
His other works include The War That Hitler Won, Roosevelt & Hitler, Henry R. Luce, Time, and the American Crusade in Asia, and Adolf Hitler and the German Trauma, 1913-1945. In 1986 he helped to uncover Kurt Waldheim's past association with the Nazi Party.
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