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jayhawk1941 t1_j9mibap wrote

I’m currently re-reading “The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy” by Adam Tooze. It’s one of the best books I’ve read on (mostly) pre-WWII Nazi Germany. It requires a bit of background knowledge to follow along with the major players, but it’s a fascinating look at the reasons behind many of the foreign and domestic policy decisions of the Nazis. As you might imagine, everything hinged on autarky, with the ultimate goal of improving Germany’s standard of living with that of their neighbors, but especially the US. The book is thoroughly researched and provides the reader with incredible facts and figures. One of my favorite tidbits is that the Volkswagen (literal “People’s Car”) project never came to fruition, with not a single one ever being delivered to those who had put down monthly deposits.

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elmonoenano t1_j9q6a86 wrote

In one of the last few weeks /u/dropbear123 reviewed Cry Havoc by Joe Maiolo and said it compared favorably to Tooze in some aspects of readability.
Here's an interview with Maiolo if you're curious about it. https://newbooksnetwork.com/joe-maiolo-cry-havoc-how-the-arms-race-drove-the-world-to-war-1931-1941

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jayhawk1941 t1_j9vs1tt wrote

Thanks for the link. I’d not heard of Cry Havoc before. I’ll have to add it to my list.

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