Read his discussion which may be found on my website. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on monday, april 25, 2016. On monday, july 29th, 20 i was deanna spingolas guest on her radio show on republic broadcasting network rbn during which i discussed hitlers concept of lebensraum as put forth in his autobiography mein kampf which many believe was a blueprint for aggressive war but was not. The hossbach memorandum was a written summary of a november 1937 meeting between adolf hitler and several of his ministers and military commanders.
Hossbach memorandum of november 1937, from german history in. Hi, i found an interesting footnote on the hossbach memorandum during. New coauthor, matthew gordon, a scholar in middle eastern history at the miami university of ohio, adds new perspectives to the texts coverage of the islamic world, thoroughly reconceiving and rewriting the chapters on the eastern mediterranean world, 350 750 ce ch. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2 day by day.
Five days later, hossbach wrote up an unauthorized record of the meeting based on memory. Sep 18, 2008 in this opening lecture in the series ill talk about the origins of the war. On november 5, 1937, adolf hitler held a secret conference in the reich chancellery during which he revealed his plans for the acquisition of lebensraum, or living space, for the german people at the expense of other nations in europe. Adolf hitler, hermann goering, and a number of other highranking military germans met at the chancellery in berlin ohssbach 5 th november and hitler outlined a number of his ideas concerning where he saw things heading over the next few years. He presents these variants as the ultimate solution to the problems discussed in the book. Key to taylors study is the proposition that hitler whilst in part guilty for contributing to the outbreak of wwii, should not be charged with complete blame for the war, as if. The hosbach memorandum is frequently quoted in popular historical works.
Jewsbury available in trade paperback on, also read synopsis and r civilizations past and present, written by specialists in islamic, african, asian, ancient, and. Primary source 14 feb many thanks to the avalon project at yale university for this, they have archived one of the most crucial documents recorded during the twelve years of the third reich, the hossbach memorandum. Deze toon was te herkennen in het hossbach memorandum. In the course of the practical execution of the final solution, europe will be combed through from west to. Memorandum and articles of association the case centre. An edited volume of primary sources from the second world war, the world in flames. During this meeting, the fuhrer discussed his motivations and intentions for a war of expansion in europe. Origins of second world war weatherhead center for. As an example of this circumstance the hossbach memorandum a report on a meeting of hitler in 1937 is examined, which has been used as evidence that hitler had planned a war, and accordingly should be held responsible for the outbreak of world war ii. History, quantitative analysis, and the balance of power alan alexandroff richard rosecrance. The meeting marked a turning point in hitlers foreign policies, which then began to radicalize. The history of all ages the roman empire and the british empire had proved that expansion could only be carried out by breaking down resistance and taking risks. William shirers the rise and fall of the third reich is a good example.
Friedrich hossbach, hitlers adjutant a military officer who works as an administrative assistant to a more senior officer wrote the hossbach memorandum on 10 november 1937. Hitler reveals his plans to take over austria and czecoslovakia, if britain and france intefere hitler plans to attack. Jewsbury available in trade paperback on, also read synopsis and r civilizations past and present, written by specialists in. Here the memorandum is presented as the decisive turning point in the life of the third reich. It has also the corollary merit, in passing, of providing important ammunition for cold war book. The best guide is not the german dictators speeches, writings, or pronouncements at staff conferences, but his. The hossbach memorandum the hosbach memorandum is frequently quoted in popular historical works as a definitive proof of hitlers plans for aggression war. I spoke about the problems with the hossbach memorandum.
This book is a valuable resource for understanding the character, development, and consequences of fascist dictatorships. The hossbach memorandum is the name given to the notes of a 1937 meeting with hitler made by one of the officials present. It sounds like a robert ludlum thriller, and it is the closest historians. In churchills analysis, the turning point was 1935 when germany rearmed. Buy origins of the second world war penguin history book online at best. Mein kampf and the hossbach memorandum have been used by. Minutes of a conference in the reich chancellery, berlin, november 5, 1937. Documents germany ebooks in pdf format from ebooks.
Minutes of a conference in the reich chancellery, berlin, november 5, 1937, from 4. A catalogue record for this book is available from the british library library of congress cataloging in publication data the nazi germany sourcebook. Hossbach created the document which later became known as the hossbach memorandum. As you read through this chapter, consider whether or not you agree with churchills perspective on events leading to war in europe.
There is thus plenty of evidence quite apart from the hossbach memorandum that attests to hitlers intention to create livingspace in the east and defeat germanys enemies, principally france, in the west. Taylors the origins of the second world war, published fortyfive years ago, have stood the test of time. This book serves to explore the ultimate cause of itfascismand to educate readers on the history and motivation behind this complex political movement. These primary sources relate to adolf hitler, nazi values and ideology and events in germany between 1918 and 1939. P taylors book, the origins of the second world war has been at the heart of controversy because of his unorthodox treatment of hitlers contribution to the outbreak of war. Thereafter, the bloodless conquests of both austria and czechoslovakia took place, roughly as outlined in the hossbach memorandum, leading the american prosecution team at nurnberg after the war to claim that it was the key document in its assertion that there had been a grand nazi conspiracy to launch world war ii dating from it. The meeting and its document were later to be at the core of the conspiracy charges against the nazi high command at the subsequent allied international. It was used at the nuremberg war trials, and by intentionalist historians such as hugh trevorroper and richard overy to prove that hitler. Federal reserve has engaged in the greatest gamble in the history of finance, a sustained effort to stimulate the economy by printing money on a trilliondollar scale. The document that he produced has become known, therefore, as the hossbach memorandum, and the meeting that it covered has come down in the history of world war ii as the hossbach conference.
A world war ii sourcebook is the first of its kind to provide an ambitious and wideranging survey of. The memorandum is often used by intentionalist historians such as gerhard weinberg, andreas hillgruber and richard overy to prove that hitler planned to start a general european war, which became the second world war, as part of a long. These are the sources and citations used to research hitlers foreign policy. The hossbach memorandum was the summary of a meeting in berlin on 5 november 1937. The hossbach memorandum was the summary of a meeting on november 5, 1937 between german dictator adolf hitler and his military and foreign policy leadership where hitlers future expansionist policies were outlined. The fact that the book is focused upon the five big questions of world history is a great plus. The causes of world war ii three historiographical. Unterricht history in scholarship and instruction, attacked the book on grounds of a number of instances of faulty documentation. Friedrich hossbach 22 november 1894 10 september 1980 was a german staff officer in the wehrmacht who in 1937 was the military adjutant to adolf hitler. Taylors the origins of the second world war is a great work, a memorable and pathbreaking work, of enormous importance in providing, at last, a revisionist history of the causes of 1939. The historiography on the hossbach conference and subsequent memorandum is divided.
It was based on the proceedings of the hossbach conference, a top secret meeting held by hitler on 5 november 1937 to discuss nazi germanys future. Whatever else might prove necessary later must be left to succeeding generations to deal with. Hence, the historical picture of germany in the critical. In the course of the practical execution of the final solution, europe will be combed through from west to east. Hossbach memorandum intentionalist and structuralist arguments.
It changed the world more than any other single event in history. Baumgarts analysis of hitlers speech to his generals on 22 august 1939 rests on the hypothesis tentatively put forward by the late gerhard ritter, that in fact there may have been two speeches, a hypothesis firmly. Approximately 60 million lives were taken during world war ii. Review of the origins of the second world war mises. The most important piece of evidence produced to sustain this charge was and is a document known as the hossbach protocol or hossbach memorandum. The meeting has thus come to be known as the hossbach conference or hossbach memorandum. Polish minority pact of 1937 79 the bogey of the hossbach memorandum 82 hitlers november 1937 danzig declaration 83.
Taylor contends that those who seek motivations before they. Hossbach was hitlers military adjutant at the time. In pairs, evaluate the value and limitations of the ho. Hi, i found an interesting footnote on the hossbach memorandum during my study of david irvings nuremberg the last battle. Taylor wrote that the hossbach memorandum does not. Hitlers foreign policy history bibliographies cite. All the required books may be purchased at the western bookstore. Jul 29, 20 on monday, july 29th, 20 i was deanna spingolas guest on her radio show on republic broadcasting network rbn during which i discussed hitlers concept of lebensraum as put forth in his autobiography mein kampf which many believe was a blueprint for aggressive war but was not.
Hossbach memorandum vfzg, 1968 adds nothing to the debate, while w. Many thanks to the avalon project at yale university for this, they have archived one of the most crucial documents recorded during the twelve years of the third reich, the hossbach memorandum. Buy origins of the second world war penguin history book. At the history place part of the world war two timeline. Countdown to war by richard overy is not a diplomatic history that forensically charts how and why france and britain went to war with nazi germany over their invasion of poland in the style of christopher clarks book sleepwalkers which documents the countdown to world war i. Hitlers foreign policy history bibliographies cite this. There have been countless thousands of published works devoted to all or of. Richard overy and other historians generally believe hitler declared his war plans on europe at the hossbach conference.
Germany proper, including the protectorate of bohemia and moravia, will have to be handled first due to the housing problem and additional social and political. The causes of world war ii three historiographical traditions. Hossbach memorandum memorandum berlin, november 10, 1937. Hitler began by swearing the men to secrecy, then told them that in the event of his death the following exposition should be regarded as his last will and testament.
The best guide is not the german dictators speeches, writings, or pronouncements at staff conferences, but his opportunistic response to events. A question on hossbachs memorandum axis history forum. International relations between the wars, 191939 key themes and contents coverage other useful names other useful terms issues the versailles settlement the aims of the big three and the process of negotiation. Warfare history network the history of warfare delivered daily.
It used to be thought, both during the war and, under the influence of winston churchills massive, and widelyread five volumes on its history, that the war was caused simply by nazi aggression, and that the british and french should have stood up to it earlier. The objects for which the association is established are to advance education of. The hossbach memorandum was the summary of a meeting in berlin on 5 november 1937 between german dictator adolf hitler and his military and foreign policy leadership in which hitlers future expansionist policies were outlined. History, quantitative analysis, and the balance of power. The registered office of the association will be situated in england. This document turned out to be a portion of an uncertified reposted copy of an uncertified pdf ecopy on an internet site, of an uncertified copy of the supposedly published book, prepared by. The causes of world war ii three historiographical traditions hitlers secret hossbach memorandum 1937 the aim of german policy was to make secure and to preserve the racial community and to enlarge it. At the great postwar nuremberg tribunal the victorious allies sought to prove that hitler and his henchmen had engaged in a sinister conspiracy to wage aggresive war. One of the chief casualties of the fire was the text of the book you now hold in your hands. Hitlers foreign policy history bibliographies in harvard style.
The name of the company hereinafter called the association is the case centre limited. Warfare history network the history of warfare delivered. There have been countless thousands of published works devoted to all or of it. Hitlers revealing his clear aims for war whilst successfully hiding this from the british and france as.
The hossbach memorandum abridged berlin, november 10. It was therefore a question of space germanys problem could only be solved by means of force and this was. Year 1011 igcse history revision guides paper 1 b6. Hossbach claimed after the war that he twice asked hitler to read the memorandum, but the chancellor replied that he had no time. He told them he had been mulling over these ideas for 4 and a half years since he came to power.
There had never in former times been spaces without a master, and there were none today. It is named after adolf hitlers military adjutant, friedrich hossbach, who wrote the hossbach memorandum once the conference was over. Hossbach took notes in the conference and put them together for the memorandum this was presented as evidence at the nuremberg trials in 1945 for supporting the charge that germany had planned for war. Exploring the reasons why the second world war broke out in september 1939 and why a european conflict developed into a war that spanned the globe, the origins of the second world war argues that this was not just hitlers war but one that had its roots and origins in the decline of the old empires of britain and france and the rise of ambitious new powers in germany, italy and japan. Hossbach memorandum intentionalist and structuralist. Before turning to the question of solving the need for space, it had to. The hossbach conference took place on 5 november 1937.
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