The German economy at war / S. Alan Milward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milward, Alan S., author.

Series:

Bloomsbury academic collections.

History : Bloomsbury academic collections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Germany.

World War, 1939-1945.

Germany--Economic conditions--1918-1945.

Germany.

Germany--Economic policy--1933-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This title describes the development of Germany's war economy in the light of the unpublished documentary material which was captured in 1945 including records from the Reich Ministry of Armaments and Munitions, notes made by Albert Speer of his conferences with Hitler, many papers of the economic and munitions section of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht and of its chief, General Thomas, as well as some papers of private armament firms such as Messerschmitt. It presents a detailed study of a contest for power at the highest levels of the National Socialist hierarchy, making this invaluable reading for studies in military and German history, politics and studies in totalitarianism."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Abbreviations

1 The Concept of the Blitzkrieg

2 The Working of the Blitzkrieg

3 Fritz Todt

4 Albert Speer

5 Qualitative Superiority

6 The Effect of Political Pressures on German War Production

7 The Collapse of the German Economy

Appendices

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

"Drawn ... [from] largely unexplored and unpublised material in particular the records of the Reichsministerium für Bewaffnung und Munition and those of the Wirtschafts- und Rüstungsamt of Oberkommando der Wehrmacht"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474285452

1474285457

9781474241472

1474241476

OCLC:

919201432