This account offers a visual record of the Third Reich, from the rise of Hitler to the collapse of the Nazi regime in 1945. Key to understanding the reality of this historical phenomenon, more than 160 maps, charts and diagrams convey a wealth of information about every aspect of the Hitler state, and are accompanied by full text.

Originally published in hardback only in 1987, Michael Freeman's valuable guide to the history of Nazi Germany now returns to print -- in paperback for the first time, under the Longman imprint, in a substantially revised Second Edition. Dealing with all aspects of the Nazi regime, it is far more than just an atlas: the integration of the maps themselves with charts and other visually-displayed data, and an extensive and authoritative commentary, makes this a book to read as well as to refer to.

Forword Prefaces Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Prelude 1. The Weimar Republic 2. Versailles and the Weimar Republic Part 1: The Rise of the Nazi Party Part 2: Administrative and Political Structure Part 3: Society Part 4: Population and Economy Part 5: The Search for Living Space: The Third Reich at War Part 6: The War Machine Epilogue References for maps and diagrams Select Bibliographical guide Glossary Index