In this chilling study of Nazi heroic mythology, Baird sheds a bright light on the dark, death-enthralled underpinnings of the German political and cultural psyche during the years 1918-45. -Booklist
Baird blends first-rate historical reconstruction with expert cultural analysis. -American Historical Review
Baird's fascinating account of Nazi heroism provides real understanding of the Nazi employment of aesthetics as politics and will be welcomed by students of twentieth-century German and European culture. -The Historian
Title: To Die for Germany: Heroes in the Nazi Pantheon
Author: Jay Warren Baird
ISBN: 9780253207579
Binding:
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication Date: 1992-10-22
Number of Pages: 352
Weight: 0.6216 kg
In this chilling study of Nazi heroic mythology, Baird sheds a bright light on the dark, death-enthralled underpinnings of the German political and cultural psyche during the years 1918-45. Booklist Baird blends first-rate historical reconstruction with expert cultural analysis. American Historical Review Baird's fascinating account of Nazi heroism provides real understanding of the Nazi employment of aesthetics as politics and will be welcomed by students of twentieth-century German and European culture. The Historian