Episode 195 - War Machines on a Budget

Peace In Their Time

The reality of Nazi Germany's bid to conquer Europe and dominate the world was that it simply lacked the economic capacity to actually do those things. That didn't stop Hitler from trying though, and he pushed the economy to the breaking point getting as many weapons and the biggest army he could.

Bibliography for this episode:

1. Tooze, Adam Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy Penguin Books 2006
2. Evans, Richard J. The Third Reich in Power Penguin Press 2005
3. Jeffreys, Diarmuid Hell's Cartel: IG Farben and the Making of Hitler's War Machine Metropolitan Books 2008
4. Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris W.W. Norton and Company 1998
5. Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis W.W. Norton and Company 2000
6. Deist, Wilhelm The Wehrmacht and German Rearmament MacMillan Press Ltd 1986

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