THE WAGES OF DESTRUCTION: THE MAKING AND BREAKING OF THE NAZI ECONOMY/ADAM TOOZE

dc.creator	Ian Liebenberg
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:43Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:43Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/39-1-107
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a06d4d30df7c438f8bd26c6f1e8a3afb
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8416
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/a06d4d30df7c438f8bd26c6f1e8a3afb
dc.description	When can a country go to war, if ever? Tooze does not answer this question in general. He focuses on the economy of pre-war Germany and the years to follow under Nazi rule. A tour de force in political economy with a focus on one case study, it is worth consulting.<br />Tooze demonstrates that, despite stereotypes and the frequent hype about the sophisticated and nearly unbeatable Nazi war machine, Germany was far from ready to go to war. As a matter of fact, it was not – and it was unlikely to be ever in such a position, given the then international balance of power and global economic tendencies. Economists, politicians and military leaders within Germany argued before the time that it was more than a risk to go to war – doing so bordered on folly.<br />Tooze deploys a meticulous analysis of the state of the German economy since the end of the First World War, the Weimar Republic and the perceived impressive rise of the German economy under the Nazis. Archival research is splendid, candid and exhaustive.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/107
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 39, Iss 1 (2011)
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	THE WAGES OF DESTRUCTION: THE MAKING AND BREAKING OF THE NAZI ECONOMY/ADAM TOOZE
dc.type	Article