Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, & Handbooks
The syllabus states that you are required to consult the most current sources on the history of the Third Reich. The following general reference titles have been chosen to introduce you to the topic. No resource is over eleven years old.
The resources have been listed on the basis on their usefulness and usefulness to the content of the course. You are not required to consult all the sources provided in the list, use your own judgement to determine whether you possess a good general knowledge of the Third Reich. The link associated with the call number will direct you to the listing in the University of Toronto Libraries catalogue.
For instruction on using the UTL catalogue to locate additional titles on the subject, please consult Search Tips.
The Routledge Companion to Nazi Germany
Roderick Stackelberg, 2007
The handbook contains major concepts related to Nazi Germany, maps, a glossary of of terms, concepts and acronyms, chronology, biographies of leading
scholars on Nazi Germany arranged alphabetically, and much more. Highly recommended for beginning scholars.
DD256.5 .R648 2007
The Oxford Companion to World War II
I.C.B. Dear and M.R.D. Foot (editors), 2005
As stated by Oxford University Press, this handbook contains an alphabetical list of entries that describe all cultural, social, and economic aspects
of World War II. Consult this reference for definitions of term associated with the war.
D740 .O83 2005
The Third Reich
D.G. Williamson, 2011 (fourth edition)
This comprehensive volume covers the history of National Socialism from its beginnings in the Weimar Republic until the fall of Adolf Hitler in 1945.
Authors explore general social, economic, and political aspects of Germany in the 1930s and the 1940s, focusing on such details as Germany’s,
foreign relations the Holocaust, and and the economy of the country. The book also contains maps, glossary, and biographies of major figures.
DD256.5 .W493 2011
Concise Historical Atlas of World War Two: the Geography of Conflict
Ronald Story, 2006
According to the publisher, Oxford University Press, the atlas contains fifty full-colour photographs, which depict major battles,
campaigns, as well as cultural and political transformations in Europe as the war progresses. The atlas will allow you to gain a thorough understanding
of the territorial, linguistic, and cultural changes wrought between 1939 and 1945.
G1038 .H52 2005
Album of the Damned: Snapshots from the Third Reich
Paul Garson, 2008
Images played an important part in the rise of fascism in Germany. The title contains almost four hundred photographs, taken by German soldiers,
civilians, and professionals, depicting daily life in Germany under Hitler’s rule.
D411 .S64 2011
Germany: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present
Joseph A. Biesinger, 2006
Two chapters in this volume pertain to the Third Reich: “The Nazi dictatorship” (pp. 135–143) and “World War II and Holocaust” (pp. 144–152). They provide a good narrative overview of Nazi Germany.
DD17 .B54 2006
A History of Modern Germany: 1800 to the Present
Martin Kitchen, 2012
This handbook has two chapters relevant to the course content: “The Nazi Dictatorship” and “Nazi Germany, 1933–1945.” They
provide an excellent general overview of Nazi Germany.
DD203 .K58 2012X
The World War Two Reader
Gordon Martel (editor), 2004
Consult the chapter entitled “Mobilization for Total War in Germany 1939–1941.” The title also contains a glossary and guide to
additional readings at the end of each chapter.
D743 .W66 2004
Nazi–Deutsch/Nazi–German: An English Lexicon of the Language of the Third Reich
Robert Michael and Karin Doerr, 2002
This alphabetically organized lexicon lists entries related to the Nazi vocabulary that emphasized “exclusion, domination, and annihilation”
of the Jewish people. This title also contains a chapter on the historical tradition of anti-Semitic language.
PF3680 .M48 2002X
Information about the publications was derived from the UTL catalogue, unless otherwise stated.
Image source: “Adolf Hitler Addresses the Reichstag. 30 January 1939” California State University World Image Kiosk.
