Episode 195 - War Machines on a Budget

The reality of Nazi Germany's bid to conquer Europe and dominate the world was that it simply lacked the economic capacity to actually do those things. That didn't stop Hitler from trying though, and he pushed the economy to the breaking point getting as many weapons and the biggest army he could.    Bibliography for this episode:  Tooze, Adam Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy Penguin Books 2006 Evans, Richard J. The Third Reich in Power Penguin Press 2005 Jeffreys, Diarmuid Hell's Cartel: IG Farben and the Making of Hitler's War Machine Metropolitan Books 2008 Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris W.W. Norton and Company 1998 Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis W.W. Norton and Company 2000 Deist, Wilhelm The Wehrmacht and German Rearmament MacMillan Press Ltd 1986 Questions? Comments? Email me at peaceintheirtime@gmail.com

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A history podcast dedicated to examining the global history of the 1920s and 30s in order to explain the causes of World War II, both large and small. As you might imagine, there’s a lot of ground to cover just to contextualize how the conflict got so out of control. If you love historical deep-dives and play-by-plays of nations in way over their collective heads, this is the show for you. Best niche history podcast out there! PROTIP: If you’re a new listener and are hopelessly confused by me bouncing from topic to topic, the scope of this show has kinda gotten away from me over the years. I have included an index of miniseries in the description of Episode 1 to provide a guide for what I’ve covered so far.