Author: awenzel@rollins.edu

While reading chapter 4 of Berlin at War, it was nearly impossible not to notice the parallels (and differences) between the Berliners’ experiences in the Second World War and that of German citizens in World War I. According to Moorhouse, inadequate or nonexistent rations were the main issue plaguing German citizens in the capital. Starvation,…

To me, one of the most interesting aspects of studying Nazi Germany (and the Second World War in general) is the abundance of propaganda produced and distributed among the German people. Personally, I find Goebbels’ and Reifenstahl’s films to be the most fascinating form of propaganda under the Third Reich, but Moorhouse mentions several other…

The prologue and first chapter of Roger Moorhouse’s Berlin at War focused primarily on the celebration of Hitler’s 50th birthday, and the start of the Second World War in 1939. The disparity between Berlin citizen’s behavior during Hitler’s birthday celebrations, and the announcement of war was stark; enthusiastic festivities contrasted against the solemn apathy at…