Reichstag Museum and Museum of German History
Ian R. Mitchell examines the museums of East and West Germany which provide contrasting views to German history.
Germany
Albert Brackmann & the Nazi Adjustment of History
Michael Burleigh charts the career of one of the pillars of the German scholarly establishment under the Third Reich an invaluable middle-man in 're-educating' his pupils and massaging research to suit Nazi ideology.
The Markisches Museum, East Berlin
Ian Mitchell explores the Märkisches Museum devoted to the history of Berlin and the Mark Brandenburg.
A Final Solution? Nazi Policy Towards the Jews
A Satanic conspiracy designed from the beginning to eliminate European Jewry? Or ad hoc responses aimed at replenishing Nazi zeal and producing convenient scapegoats? A fresh look at one of the most hideous episodes in world history.
Political Violence and the Nazi Seizure of Power
A ballot-box 'revolution' made Hitler Chancellor of Germany. But political violence was the stock-in-trade consolidating Nazi power piecemeal throughout 1933 against disorganised opponents.
Young People: For or Against the Nazis?
Not all young Germans were enthusiasts for Hitler Youth ideas - and some actively opposed them.
Immigration into Britain: The Germans
'I have been ostracised by my native country.... I am boycotted by my adopted country'. During the two world wars Germans in Britain found themselves to be enemy aliens, victims of suspicion and prejudice in a country which had been their refuge from a hostile homeland.
The Reformer as Prophet and Saint: 16th Century Images of Luther
Bob Scribner looks at contemporary views of the Protestant reformer, Martin Luther.
The Political Masks of Martin Luther
How the life of 16th-Century Reformer Martin Luther contributed to the future of Germany, even the rise of Fascism, as Thomas A. Brady, Jr. discusses...
Germany 1945-1950 - Problems of the 'Economic Miracle'
In 1945, Europe was devastated by the effects of the Second World War. The determination to reconstruct Europe was forged both from the disaster of war and from dreams of the creation of a stabilised and more equitable peace.