The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy
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Summary
In this groundbreaking new history， Adam Tooze provides the clearest picture to date of the Nazi war machine and its undoing。 There was no aspect of Nazi power untouched by economics�it was Hitler�s obsession and the reason the Nazis came to power in the first place。 The Second World War was fought， in Hitler�s view， to create a European empire strong enough to take on the United States。 But as The Wages of Destruction makes clear， Hitler�s armies were never powerful enough to beat either Britain or the Soviet Union�and Hitler never had a serious plan as to how he might defeat the United States。 The Wages of Destruction is an eye-opening and controversial account that will challenge conventional interpretations of the period and will find an enthusiastic readership among fans of Ian Kershaw and Richard Evans。
Reviews
Alison Zoccola
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A thrilling and disturbing view of Nazi Germany through the lens of economics， it is dense with facts and statistics but thoroughly readable and accessible。 It provides critical insight into the horrors of the Third Reich， and I recommend it to anyone interested in history and/or economics。 Tough read but ultimately worth it。
Hadrian
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There are very few book-length studies on the economic policy of the Third Reich， and this one has cross over from academic monograph to reaching a popular audience - as much as a book about economic history can， in any case。 I see it more recently referenced in wargaming groups。 But it is still a serious analysis of the period， drawing from primary sources and the extensive literature on Nazi Germany。 While economic analysis does necessarily focus on figures and statistics， Tooze is also sure t There are very few book-length studies on the economic policy of the Third Reich， and this one has cross over from academic monograph to reaching a popular audience - as much as a book about economic history can， in any case。 I see it more recently referenced in wargaming groups。 But it is still a serious analysis of the period， drawing from primary sources and the extensive literature on Nazi Germany。 While economic analysis does necessarily focus on figures and statistics， Tooze is also sure to outline Nazi ideology， to the extent that it can be defined around military aggression and racism。 Even in the earliest years， 'make work' programs， infrastructural development， and agricultural support， are all based upon the regime's policy towards aggressive warfare。 Additionally， Tooze also is sure to point out Hitler's own coveting of the economies of the world's great powers at the time: the British Empire and the United States。 In statements， policy documents， and in Hitler's unpublished 'Second Book'， Hitler points out the unparalleled manufacturing power of the United States， its unfathomably high standard of living， and also his perverse views on its racial law and demographic composition。 Therefore， in order to compete， Germany would need to seize agricultural land from its neighbors， most of all the Soviet Union。 All of this military buildup in preparation for war with the Soviets。 The war as even under the best possible circumstances， a gamble。 And as the war progress， which in turn showed the weaknesses of German economy， which was still not nearly as wealthy as the United Kingdom or the United States and still dependent on foreign trade。 The regime lurched from foreign exchange crisis to resource shortages， and it was this material precarity which， in Tooze's view， meant that the Nazi leadership felt that war had to come quickly or else Germany would be hopelessly outmatched。 War was launched ahead of schedule; Germany was outproduced， outfought， and thankfully overrun。 This is also a dense book。 Tooze encounters so many contentious points over the historical debate， and I cannot hope to cover them all here。 One example of these is the role of Albert Speer， Hitler's Minister for Armaments， and how much of that 'miracle' came about。 This included the use of investment projects where construction had begun well before his tenure; the production of lower-quality parts in lieu of quantity， and the use of slave labor。 One last and most horrific point is the strategic use of famine - where， after invading and looting its way across all of Europe， Nazi Germany found itself with more people than it could reliably feed - and here is where ideology and beliefs came into factor。 The policy response was therefore to starve what people could be considered expendable， and save the food for the rest。 There is more here， and the specialists can articulate it all better than I can。 But my gut feeling is that this is a solid work of scholarship and one that will benefit patient readers and other scholars in the field for years。 。。。more
Carlos "CAP"
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Fascinating book， the economic underpinnings provide a different look about the preparation and early decisions and in a very innovative way， brought new considerations to the forefront。 Clearly opened up to my mind issues in late 1938 through mid 1939 that were the key period leading to the start of the War in Europe。
Paul Anderson
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I had a love/hate relationship with this book。 It was a difficult read， full of page-long， statistics-filled paragraphs， and frequent graphs。 I found the first 150 pages or so very taxing， with the emphasis on German monetary policy and trade balance issues。 As the WWII period began， I found the book more interesting。 Ultimately， Tooze's thesis that Hitler was focused on surpassing the economic might of the United States from the beginning was fascinating， and a new idea for me。 Tooze explained I had a love/hate relationship with this book。 It was a difficult read， full of page-long， statistics-filled paragraphs， and frequent graphs。 I found the first 150 pages or so very taxing， with the emphasis on German monetary policy and trade balance issues。 As the WWII period began， I found the book more interesting。 Ultimately， Tooze's thesis that Hitler was focused on surpassing the economic might of the United States from the beginning was fascinating， and a new idea for me。 Tooze explained how the economics of Germany explained Hitler's aggression and even provided a rational explanation for his more puzzling strategic decisions， such as declaring war on the U。S。 and invading Russia。 He also does a good job of explaining how Hitler melded his economic and racial views to justify the Holocaust and the use of slave labor。 It is a great object lesson in how economic decisions divorced from morality result in atrocity。 。。。more
Nick
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Dense， grim， yet cleanly written and clear-eyed。
Paul Schwartzmeyer
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Perhaps the best book on WW2 Germany I have ever read。 It will forever change your perception of the war and the forces behind it。 That said， at times it was a bit tedious。 It bounced back and forth between 1939 and 1945， but was worth having to go back。 Should be required reading in any history class。
Du Nguyen
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A super interesting and super in depth book about the economy of Nazi Germany。 The author Adam Tooze has really gone deep into the statistics and I certainly learned quite a lot about WWII that probably isn't mainstream knowledge。Starting with the economic policies of the Weimar Republic， Tooze examines how the economy， big business and manufacturing in Germany combined with other sociopolitical factors intersected to cause a hugely destructive war。One theme I sensed from this book is how recent A super interesting and super in depth book about the economy of Nazi Germany。 The author Adam Tooze has really gone deep into the statistics and I certainly learned quite a lot about WWII that probably isn't mainstream knowledge。Starting with the economic policies of the Weimar Republic， Tooze examines how the economy， big business and manufacturing in Germany combined with other sociopolitical factors intersected to cause a hugely destructive war。One theme I sensed from this book is how recent the Second World War is。 In terms of years and generations there's some distance but what happened during the war still reverberates today， probably as much as they felt back then the Great War had an influence in the politics back then。 Combined with Freedom's Forge it's also interesting to see how two Germany and the United States differed in their economies as well as in their approaches。I can definitely recommend this book for WWII buffs， it's a quite fascinating read although can also be dry at times。 。。。more
Tobias
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Simply phenomenal political economy of the Third Reich that pulls so many threads together as to change my view of the Second World War fundamentally。 He includes so much detail that it's almost hard to read -- constantly stopping to absorb some new figure or data point -- but chapter by chapter he builds a case for why Hitler was pursuing a fundamentally economic-imperial strategy， but also how the more he conquered， the likelier it was that the whole edifice would collapse。 Incidentally， more Simply phenomenal political economy of the Third Reich that pulls so many threads together as to change my view of the Second World War fundamentally。 He includes so much detail that it's almost hard to read -- constantly stopping to absorb some new figure or data point -- but chapter by chapter he builds a case for why Hitler was pursuing a fundamentally economic-imperial strategy， but also how the more he conquered， the likelier it was that the whole edifice would collapse。 Incidentally， more Americans should probably recognize the extent to which Hitler's war in the east was intended to replicate America's conquest of the west。 。。。more
C。 G。 Telcontar
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The first 150 pages are tough sledding， filled with economic gobbeldy gook that admittedly soared over my head for a good deal of it but then one gets on to familiar territory and the story takes off from there。 Looking at the 3rd Reich from an economic view， and an in depth view at that， is a final cornerstone in understanding of what took place and how it lasted as long as it did。 I especially found his analysis of Speer， Sauckel， Backe and Milch to be a refreshing， penetrating view of forced The first 150 pages are tough sledding， filled with economic gobbeldy gook that admittedly soared over my head for a good deal of it but then one gets on to familiar territory and the story takes off from there。 Looking at the 3rd Reich from an economic view， and an in depth view at that， is a final cornerstone in understanding of what took place and how it lasted as long as it did。 I especially found his analysis of Speer， Sauckel， Backe and Milch to be a refreshing， penetrating view of forced labor， food allocation， genocide and the Nazi fanatical will to resist。 Essential reading only for the addicts of WW2 and you probably haven't opened the cover of this tome because you're new in town and want to see the sights。 。。。more
Mark Pearson
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The premise of this book is great: economic aspects of the Nazi regime。 I bought it with high expectations。 Unfortunately for me it was far too dense and and that made it heavy going。 I much preferred Ahamed’s “Lords of Finance”， which covers much the same period from an international point of view and was gripping and entertaining as well as instructive。
Brian Hanson
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One of those books that completely transforms your view of an historical period。 And the Nazi period， at that， about which it seemed nothing new could be written。 By focusing on the underlying economics of the period 1920-45 in Germany the logic of many things which could be seen as recklessness or accident by conventional accounts is suddenly made crystal clear - such as Hitler's seeminglysuicidal declaration of war first against the USSR， and then against the US。 It also throws into sharp focu One of those books that completely transforms your view of an historical period。 And the Nazi period， at that， about which it seemed nothing new could be written。 By focusing on the underlying economics of the period 1920-45 in Germany the logic of many things which could be seen as recklessness or accident by conventional accounts is suddenly made crystal clear - such as Hitler's seeminglysuicidal declaration of war first against the USSR， and then against the US。 It also throws into sharp focus the role played by the US in the years prior to them entering the war。 You will never see the Second World War in the same way again。 。。。more
Troyj84
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A fascinating look into the economic works of the Third Reich。 A basic knowledge of economics beforehand would be helpful as I found myself having to pause reading in order research various economic topics in order to understand what I was reading。
Marta
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Brilliant， fascinating， thoroughly engrossing economical history of the Third Reich。 It's not precisely light reading， but the depth of the author's research and the deft way he tells the story makes for a book that's really hard to put down。 It offers a fascinating and somewhat unique persepctive on both the successes and the failures of the Nazi economy， and probably the most convincing condemnation of Albert Speer I've ever read。 If you are interested in the history of the Nazi Germany， this Brilliant， fascinating， thoroughly engrossing economical history of the Third Reich。 It's not precisely light reading， but the depth of the author's research and the deft way he tells the story makes for a book that's really hard to put down。 It offers a fascinating and somewhat unique persepctive on both the successes and the failures of the Nazi economy， and probably the most convincing condemnation of Albert Speer I've ever read。 If you are interested in the history of the Nazi Germany， this is a must-read。 。。。more
Tamp_kh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Монументальный， если не сказать больше， труд。 И действительно， с этой точки зрения многие исторические моменты и их причины видны совершенно по-другому， не так， как они обычно подаются в общей мировой истории。
Philip Healey
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A must read to understand the German perspective in WW2。 It is difficult to put into words how exceptional this book is。 WIhtout a doubt it has informed every aspect of the war in the West。 If a book on WW2 ignores wages it was either written before， or it is not worth reading。I would strongly recommend this is read together with David Edgerton's 'Britians War Machine' which provides a similar sterling service for the British/Commonwealth/empire economy。 A must read to understand the German perspective in WW2。 It is difficult to put into words how exceptional this book is。 WIhtout a doubt it has informed every aspect of the war in the West。 If a book on WW2 ignores wages it was either written before， or it is not worth reading。I would strongly recommend this is read together with David Edgerton's 'Britians War Machine' which provides a similar sterling service for the British/Commonwealth/empire economy。 。。。more
Einzige
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This book will show you just how much Nazi and German propaganda has managed to persist in the popular narrative and for that reason alone even if that wasn’t the books goal its worth slogging through nonetheless。 The main myths it cuts through are that: - Hitler saved Germany from the effects of the great depressionGermany suffered lower living standards for longer than other comparable countries， public works projects （like the autobahns） were a tiny portion of spending which was poured into a This book will show you just how much Nazi and German propaganda has managed to persist in the popular narrative and for that reason alone even if that wasn’t the books goal its worth slogging through nonetheless。 The main myths it cuts through are that: - Hitler saved Germany from the effects of the great depressionGermany suffered lower living standards for longer than other comparable countries， public works projects （like the autobahns） were a tiny portion of spending which was poured into armaments and war preparation and funded through heavy borrowing and literal theft。- 1930s Germany had a highly industrialised and efficient economyIn fact it was far less developed and more chaotic than other comparable industrialised economies and had a significant （20-25%） of its population working as peasant farmers。 When this was combined with Nazi policies of debt financed autarky and military spending at all costs you were left with an economy on the verge of collapse unless it could physically take currency， assets/resources and literally people from countries – and even that struggled to keep it going。 -The German military was very technologically advanced。 It invaded the Soviet Union with more horses than trucks and tanks， and was often at a disadvantage in the quality and quantity of its weapons。 The examples of futuristic weapons （like jets and rockets ect） were tiny in number and a desperate attempt to deal with their inability to equip their forces properly。 -That the Nazi government was a strong regime that was the produce of Hitler alone。 The military was remarkably independent at numerous times willing to remove Hitler。 Likewise， a lot of international collaboration went into keeping the government in power。 -One of the failures of the regime was its unwillingness to let women into the workplace Germany was so short on labour it literally had to stall plans of mass genocide in order to bring foreign labour （forced or voluntary） into Germany。 The participation was at points higher than in the US and UK but it was mainly tied up in agriculture rather than industry。 -That the Nazis were the only relevant political group in Germany with goals of dominating Europe and breaking the treaty of Versailles The Nazis were simply the most radical and reckless。 。。。more
Andrew Ballard
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A bit dense but fascinating If you're a military history geek （like me） and an economics geek （like me） this is the book for you。 Examibes the decision matrices of the Third Reich from a unique， purely economic standpoint。 A bit dense but fascinating If you're a military history geek （like me） and an economics geek （like me） this is the book for you。 Examibes the decision matrices of the Third Reich from a unique， purely economic standpoint。 。。。more
Roger Marc Bond Choquette
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Truly an essential read to understand modern European economics and politics。 This economic history is as much a sweeping narrative of the fast and violent life of Germany's National Socialist government。 Yet， the reader walks away with both a fundamental understanding of Germany's distribution of resources in this period， and each novel event or relationship which affected that distribution。 On the margins， this book stands above both standard economic and history texts because of Tooze's willi Truly an essential read to understand modern European economics and politics。 This economic history is as much a sweeping narrative of the fast and violent life of Germany's National Socialist government。 Yet， the reader walks away with both a fundamental understanding of Germany's distribution of resources in this period， and each novel event or relationship which affected that distribution。 On the margins， this book stands above both standard economic and history texts because of Tooze's willingness to do the dirty work of building an argument， before eloquent thoughts on the nature of history， economics， and politics。 。。。more
Sheerwan
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This was a fascinating book。 One would benefit from some economic knowledge reading it （to understand the balance of payments and monetary policy at least） to get full value from it。Contrary to popular belief， the German invasion of the USSR was prompted by economic weakness rather than being the latest conquest of an unstoppable fighting machine。 Tooze skillfully demonstrates how reliant the German economy was on imports， as well as how much smaller than the US economy it was。 This small size m This was a fascinating book。 One would benefit from some economic knowledge reading it （to understand the balance of payments and monetary policy at least） to get full value from it。Contrary to popular belief， the German invasion of the USSR was prompted by economic weakness rather than being the latest conquest of an unstoppable fighting machine。 Tooze skillfully demonstrates how reliant the German economy was on imports， as well as how much smaller than the US economy it was。 This small size meant the Germans had to mobilise their resources overwhelmingly towards military production， which， of course， meant they had to go to war as their army could not be maintained in peacetime。 Likewise， the greater economic potential of the UK， US， and France meant the Germans had to strike as quickly as possible。 Reading this book， one ceases to ponder "Could the Germans have won WWII？" and starts to wonder why on earth they began it， and how on earth they managed to fight against the USSR and Allies for 3 years。 There are also fascinating sections on German economic policy in the 30s， the intersection between the chronic current account deficit the Germans ran and their huge reparations bill was hard to manage。 There are also depressing and scarcely fathomable sections on the German economic plan for Eastern Europe （Generalplan Ost）， which was to involve the deliberate murder of 40m million Slavic peoples and Jews to ensure all Germans could enjoy large farms。 Hitler's obsession with securing a US-style "Great Plains" for Germany was most curious。 This was likely the single most racist project in history， which fortunately did not come to fruition。 。。。more
Johnny De Berggeit
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thoroughly
Fred Schwarz
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This is a must read for anyone interested in WWII History， or 20th Century history。
Robert Maisey
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My review of The Wages of Destruction by Adam Tooze:The Wages of Destruction is radical， innovative history writing at its most thrilling。 The book tells the story of the Nazi regime through the lens of its economic and productive apparatus。 Adam Tooze shows that there can be no vulgar materialist explanation for National Socialism without understanding its highly perverse ideological drivers， but conversely there can be no ideological explanation without understanding its fundamentally rational My review of The Wages of Destruction by Adam Tooze:The Wages of Destruction is radical， innovative history writing at its most thrilling。 The book tells the story of the Nazi regime through the lens of its economic and productive apparatus。 Adam Tooze shows that there can be no vulgar materialist explanation for National Socialism without understanding its highly perverse ideological drivers， but conversely there can be no ideological explanation without understanding its fundamentally rational economic objectives。 Through this excellent narrative framework， Tooze perfectly captures the shocking contrast between the cold brilliance and evil insanity of the Nazi system。Apart form being extremely informative， The Wages of Destruction makes several important political interventions into the historiography of Nazi Germany。 Tooze demonstrates that the supposed division between brilliant German technocrats and irrational Nazi ideologues is in fact pure mythology， constructed at Nuremberg and thereafter， as the perpetrators of the regime tried to put distance between themselves and its most criminal aspects。 The truth is that many of the brilliant German industrialists were only too pleased to throw in their lot in with the Nazi cosmology， and conversely， many rampant Nazis were in fact brilliant and innovative organisers of production。 Tooze also takes great pains to highlight the war on the Eastern front as the most decisive sphere of the conflict， particularly in terms of the sheer attrition of men， machines and resources， resulting in the largest battles to ever take place in human history。 No apologist for the Stalinist dictatorship， Tooze nonetheless demolishes the cherished falsehood of equivalence between the two regimes， describing the almost miraculous mobilisation achieved by the Soviet Union under nigh impossible circumstances。Finally， Tooze takes aim at the legend of Albert Speer。 Speer has gone down in historical memory as almost something approaching a "good Nazi"。 A gifted architect， drafted into the running of the war at a late stage by Hitler， badly in need of more expertise and less ideology at the top table of the regime。 This is a narrative of Speer's own making， rooted in his performance at Nuremberg: a shrewd combination of contrition， reflection and denial。 Tooze shows that Speer was in fact right at the ideological heart of the Nazi project， one of the most prestigious directors of slave labour and one of the key propagandists tasked with keeping a broken and beaten Germany in the war long after defeat had become certain。 Tooze shows how Speer was personally responsible for working many millions of prisoners， Jews， and Slavs to death in order that Germany's defeat might come at the greatest possible cost to her opponents。 A fabulous book， which will appeal to economic， political and military historians alike。 。。。more
Nico Bruin
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I blew through this thing in little over a week。 Whilst I expected good things from this book given the ratings， this 800-page economic analysis of the Third Reich still surpised me in terms of it's accessibility。The subtitle， "the making and breaking of the nazi economy"， doesn't sound like the subtitle of a page-turner， yet somehow Tooze managed to make it one。The wages of destruction is comprehensive， but there are a few pieces of the story that are missing however。 Firstly whilst the anschlu I blew through this thing in little over a week。 Whilst I expected good things from this book given the ratings， this 800-page economic analysis of the Third Reich still surpised me in terms of it's accessibility。The subtitle， "the making and breaking of the nazi economy"， doesn't sound like the subtitle of a page-turner， yet somehow Tooze managed to make it one。The wages of destruction is comprehensive， but there are a few pieces of the story that are missing however。 Firstly whilst the anschluss of Austria is given appropriate attention in the analysis of the Reich's economy leading up to the war， the same is not done for Czechoslovakia。 Though Czech tanks are mentioned， the incorporation of the reichsprotektorat's robust Steel， coal and arms industry are barely discussed。 Despite the fact that the Czechoslovak economy was larger than Austria's。Also whilst it isn't like it is being left out， there's no real in depth dive about the effects of the allied bombing campaign。A particular question which I would've wanted to see discussed is the Schweinfurt raid。 Speer gives quite a bit of attention to it in his memoir， saying that the allied decision to focus on this particular bottleneck of the German economy could've really hampered production if the Allies had decided to pursue it further。The question of bombing priorities is almost entirely left out。Also speaking of Speer， Tooze seems to have quite a hate-boner for the man。 Whilst I'm fully willing to take his word over the Nazi arnament minister's word when it comes to production， his dismissal of Speer's speech at Nuremburg as simply "some vapid statement about the dangers of technology" display a degree of bias on the subject of Speer。Speer's speech might seem innoculous to the layman， but his point about modern telecommunications having essentially opened the door to the political structure of totalitarianism is anything but vapid。That being said this is a great piece of work on the history of the Third reich， and I'd recommend it to anyone interested in the subject。 。。。more
Thomas Hughes
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Excellent。 Truly excellent。
Gary Boland
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Worthwhile and the perfect companion for 'how the war was won't。 Extremely interesting to note that Germany could only really invest in one service at a time。 It didn't have the raw materials to build up a new generation of luftwaffe and the next generation of u-boats。 Also interesting to see the Russian campaign only as the way to acquire the materials to fight the threat of UK/US alliance Worthwhile and the perfect companion for 'how the war was won't。 Extremely interesting to note that Germany could only really invest in one service at a time。 It didn't have the raw materials to build up a new generation of luftwaffe and the next generation of u-boats。 Also interesting to see the Russian campaign only as the way to acquire the materials to fight the threat of UK/US alliance 。。。more
Jacob
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The Wages of Destruction is an enormous book of grand strategy。 Tooze sifts through the massive rubble of facts and figures to find the bonding element that unites Nazi ideology with its strategy for economic development， diplomacy， logistics， military， and war。 As a result， he strenuously contradicts the classic view of German military and economic might。This book is much too big to properly discuss in a short review， but there are many interesting insights。 Tooze's central conceit is that Germ The Wages of Destruction is an enormous book of grand strategy。 Tooze sifts through the massive rubble of facts and figures to find the bonding element that unites Nazi ideology with its strategy for economic development， diplomacy， logistics， military， and war。 As a result， he strenuously contradicts the classic view of German military and economic might。This book is much too big to properly discuss in a short review， but there are many interesting insights。 Tooze's central conceit is that Germany could never solve its basic strategic dilemma: its vast material and economic inferiority compared to its rivals。 For instance， despite the enormity of its war machine， Germany actually managed to produce fewer airplanes than the Soviet Union alone， never mind Britain and America。 This led to a basic chicken-egg problem: in Hitler's mind， the country could not obtain the material resources necessary to match the United States and Soviet Union on an economic scale without first beating them in a war， which exposed the true extent of its inferiority。 Germany's initial victories over France and the Soviet Union， though resounding， were never enough to solve this dilemma。 By the time Germany approached Moscow， it was already badly outrunning its supply lines， and the chance of victory was vastly receding。 It was fighting a losing game。Tooze also dispels the propagandistic aura of the late armament miracle。 Just to take one anecdote: By the end of the war， the Nazi regime， broken and dysfunctional， was desperate for a solution that might turn the tide of war。 One of its solutions: the Mark XXI U-boat， which the propagandists said would revolution the nature of submarine warfare in the Atlantic。 However， like a collapsing house of cards， the model presented for Hitler's birthday leaked so bad that it nearly sunk。 It never made a material impact on the war。 。。。more
Dan Seitz
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Tooze's book is undeniably dense， but despite the theme， and the fact that he's not writing a narrative history， this is a surprisingly compelling and mythbusting story of the Nazi regime， why agitation over economics helped it politically， and how impossible promises， Hitler's vicious racism， and a failure to abide by economic basics destroyed it。 A must-read， especially if you believe Hitler was an evil genius; this book will disabuse you of that notion。 Tooze's book is undeniably dense， but despite the theme， and the fact that he's not writing a narrative history， this is a surprisingly compelling and mythbusting story of the Nazi regime， why agitation over economics helped it politically， and how impossible promises， Hitler's vicious racism， and a failure to abide by economic basics destroyed it。 A must-read， especially if you believe Hitler was an evil genius; this book will disabuse you of that notion。 。。。more
Hunter Worland
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A monstrosity of economic history of the 3rd reich
Stacy
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An excellent look at the economy of the Third Reich and its impacts to the Nazis' mobilization for WWII。 The clarity and alternative viewpoints the book provides is necessary for a more holistic understanding of the war。 An excellent look at the economy of the Third Reich and its impacts to the Nazis' mobilization for WWII。 The clarity and alternative viewpoints the book provides is necessary for a more holistic understanding of the war。 。。。more
Samuel
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