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1000YearsTooEarly t1_jab0ta3 wrote

Hello all, first time r/History poster, please be gentle.

First off, I'm a 100% Hitler was evil guy, this has nothing to do with liking Nazis or anything like this.

Growing up, I watched the History channel when it was still completely history shows. I loved history of all kinds, but I particularly enjoyed WWII docs. What caught my attention as a child wasn't the tanks or giant guns or anything like that - it was the architecture and the grand plans for Berlin and Germany as a whole. I remember they wanted to turn it into a "worthy" capital for their imagined global empire. I remember seeing many many blueprints, city designs, and even a massive mock up of Berlin after it was rebuilt.

I would really be interested in finding shows or books that discuss their plans for the future from an infrastructure point of view, and would appreciate any recommendations.

As an aside, I recommend reading Blitzed, I found it to be a fascinating insight on an aspect of WW2 I hadn't been aware of.

Thank you everyone

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