The "Hitler myth": image and reality in the Third Reich

Introduction

Part one : The making of the "Hitler myth", 1920-1940. Führer of the coming Germany : the Hitler image in the Weimar era

Symbol of the nation : the propaganda profile of Hitler, 1933-1936

Führer without sin : Hitler and the "little Hitlers"

The Führer versus the radicals : Hitler's image and the "church struggle"

Hitler the statesman : war and peace in the balance

Part two : The breaking of the "Hitler myth", 1940-1945. Blitzkrieg triumph : high peak of popularity, 1940-41

The war turns sour : the "Hitler myth" starts to crumble

Defeat and disaster : the "Hitler myth" collapses

Part three : The "Hitler myth" and the path to genocide. Hitler's popular image and the "Jewish question"

Conclusion.

Part One: The Making of the 'Hitler Myth', 1920-1940: 1. 'Fuhrer of the Coming Germany": The Hitler Image in the Weimar Era

2. 'Symbol of the Nation': The Propaganda Profile of Hitler, 1933-1936

3. 'Fuhrer without Sin': Hitler and the 'Little Hitlers'

'The Fuhrer restores Order': The Night of the Long Knives', 30 June 1934

The 'Little Hitlers': The Image of the Local Party Bosses

4. The Fuhrer versus the Radicals: Hitler's Image and the 'Church Struggle'

5. Hitler the Statesman: War and Peace in the Balance

'Triumph without Blodshed'

Tension

War

Part Two: The Breaking of the 'Hitler Myth', 1940-1945: 6. Blitzkrieg Triumph: High Peak of Popularity, 1940-1941

7. The War turns Sour: The 'Hitler Myth' starts to crumble

8. Defeat and Disaster: The 'Hitler Myth' collapses

Part Three: The 'Hitler Myth' and the Path to Genocide: 9. Hitler's Popular Image and the'Jewish Question'.

Introduction

Part one : The making of the "Hitler myth", 1920-1940. Führer of the coming Germany : the Hitler image in the Weimar era

Symbol of the nation : the propaganda profile of Hitler, 1933-1936

Führer without sin : Hitler and the "little Hitlers"

The Führer versus the radicals : Hitler's image and the "church struggle"

Hitler the statesman : war and peace in the balance

Part two : The breaking of the "Hitler myth", 1940-1945. Blitzkrieg triumph : high peak of popularity, 1940-41

The war turns sour : the "Hitler myth" starts to crumble

Defeat and disaster : the "Hitler myth" collapses

Part three : The "Hitler myth" and the path to genocide. Hitler's popular image and the "Jewish question"

Conclusion.