German tragedy. 1914-1945. The story of one failed nationalism. Glushakov V.A.

The concept of the "great German world" has become a guiding star for many generations of the Germans. She was a source of inspiration for brilliant poets and composers and building material for the elevation of thousands of politicians: from Bismarck's Pangermanists to the Nazis of Hitler. But what price did ordinary Germans pay for this?

The author briefly and fascinatingly tells the history of Germany and, with examples, shows how the leaders of one of the most successful and developed countries of the world led her to collapse. They acted from the best and rational motives and wanted prosperity and prosperity to the German people. It seemed that they discovered the most powerful source of energy of progress - a national idea, free from original sins of globalism and internationalism. Those. From the greed of capitalists and fantasies of the Communists. As a result: two world wars, tens of millions of killed and tortured people and the complete destruction of the concept of Great Germany.

The book in many respects answers the questions

-for which the reasons for the first and second world wars?

-What has the growth of nationalism in Europe in the 19th-beginning of the 20th century led?

-Where is the thin line between nationalism and Nazism?