Peace In Their Time

Peace In Their Time

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  • Episode 212 - Prelude to the Popular Front

    Switching topics to France in the mid-to-late 1930s, today I cover the early coming together of the Popular Front in France. Expect becoming re-acquainted with the political and economic situation there at the time, as well as an introduction to the key factions and figures that would comprise the Front. 

     

    Bibliography for this episode: 

    1. Jackson, Julian The Politics of Depression in France, 1932-1936 Cambridge University Press 1985
    2. Jackson, Julian The Popular Front in France: Defending Democracy, 1934-38 Cambridge University Press 1988
    3. Bernard, Philippe and Henri Dubief The Decline of the Third Republic, 1914-1938 Cambridge University Press 1988
    4. Adamthwaite, Anthony Grandeur and Misery: France 1914-1940 Arnold, 1995
    5. Wright, Gordon France in Modern Times, 4th Ed WW Norton Company, Inc, 1987
    6. Fortescue, William The Third Republic in France 1870-1940 Routledge, 2007
    7. Weber, Eugene The Hollow Years: France in the 1930s WW Norton & Company Inc 1994

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      33 min
    8. Episode 211 - The Kids Aren't Alright

      Today I finally wrap this miniseries with a look at the Hitler Youth, how it developed and its role in the Nazi state. I also touch on the effects of Nazism on the German educational system. Like most things it had any effect on, it wasn't great!

       

      Bibliography for this episode: 

      1. HW Koch The Hitler Youth: Origins and Development 1922-1945 Cooper Square Press 2000 (originally Barnes & Noble Books 1975)
      2. Evans, Richard J. The Third Reich in Power Penguin Press 2005
      3. Gellately, Robert Hitler's True Believers: How Ordinary People Became Nazis Oxford University Press 2020

        4. Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]

        37 min
      4. Episode 210 - Labyrinth, Part II

        Today I take a look at the development of the Nazi security apparatus while under the supervision of the SS. This will include a proper description of the activities of the Gestapo, as well as how the regular police fit into the picture, and how these groups interacted with the SD. Plus, a guest appearance from the SA. 

         

        Bibliography for this episode: 

        1. Hohne, Heinz The Order of the Death's Head: The Story of Hitler's SS Penguin Books 2000
        2. Weale, Adrian Army of Evil: A History of the SS Penguin Books 2010
        3. Siemens, Daniel Stormtroopers: A New History of Hitler's Brownshirts Yale University Press 2017

          4. Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]

          31 min
        4. Episode 209 - Labyrinth, Part I

          Today is the first of a two-parter covering the General SS. The sub-section of the group covered a lot of the administrative activities, but also oversaw the efforts to merge the police forces of Germany into the organization. This would never be totally completed, but the closeness of the SS and law enforcement in Germany was such that they would be linked for most of the Third Reich's existence. On top of that, there was the SD lurking around offering yet another instrument of monitoring and control. 

           

          Bibliography for this episode: 

          1. Hohne, Heinz The Order of the Death's Head: The Story of Hitler's SS Penguin Books 2000
          2. Weale, Adrian Army of Evil: A History of the SS Penguin Books 2010

            3. Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]

            28 min
          3. Episode 208 - Worst of the Worst

            Name of the episode says it all. Today covers the pre-war development of the SS-TV, the Concentration/Death Camp guards, and the SS-VT, the early form of the Waffen-SS. 

             

            Bibliography for this episode: 

            1. Hohne, Heinz The Order of the Death's Head: The Story of Hitler's SS Penguin Books 2000
            2. Weale, Adrian Army of Evil: A History of the SS Penguin Books 2010

              3. Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]

              31 min
            3. Episode 207 - Army of Darkness

              No story of the militarization of German society would be complete without talking about the SS. Possibly the most iconic image of Nazi Germany, aside from images of its victims, was the ominous, black-clad figure. This first installment will introduce the group, its general composition, as well as some of its high-level developments to start off this miniseries within a miniseries. 

               

              Bibliography for this episode: 

              1. Hohne, Heinz The Order of the Death's Head: The Story of Hitler's SS Penguin Books 2000
              2. Weale, Adrian Army of Evil: A History of the SS Penguin Books 2010

                3. Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]

                 

                 

                29 min
              3. Episode 206 - Normality Under Nazism, Part II

                The lengths that I covered last week that the Nazis went to in order to keep the people happy were not done for the love of leisure. The demands of the Third Reich and its rearmament drive were all-consuming and behind the facade of a happy, prosperous Germany was a reality of unrelenting labor. 

                 

                Bibliography for this episode: 

                1. Kershaw, Ian Popular Opinion & Political Dissent in the Third Reich: Bavaria 1933-1945 Oxford University Press 1983
                2. Gellately, Robert Hitler's True Believers: How Ordinary People Became Nazis Oxford University Press 2020
                3. Tooze, Adam Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy Penguin Books 2006
                4. Evans, Richard J. The Third Reich in Power Penguin Press 2005
                5. Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis W.W. Norton and Company 2000
                6. Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris W.W. Norton and Company 1998

                  7. Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]

                  39 min
                7. Episode 205 - Normality Under Nazism, Part I

                  The aggression and militarization of society in Nazi Germany may have been most openly expressed in its rearmament and bellicose foreign policy, but a critical element too was in how that state engaged with its own people. Getting everyone onboard with a general war was no small task for a state in its infancy, and this week I start taking a look at how Nazism engaged with people on the street. 

                   

                  Bibliography for this episode: 

                  1. Gellately, Robert Hitler's True Believers: How Ordinary People Became Nazis Oxford University Press 2020
                  2. Tooze, Adam Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy Penguin Books 2006
                  3. Evans, Richard J. The Third Reich in Power Penguin Press 2005
                  4. Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis W.W. Norton and Company 2000
                  5. Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris W.W. Norton and Company 1998

                    6. Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]

                    28 min
                  6. Episode 204 - Prodigal Son

                    It seemed that after the re-occupation of the Rhineland that Hitler had gotten the measure of the UK and France, and that what had seemed impossible previously was now quite the opposite. To that end, he was finally able to achieve one of the biggest goals of both the Nazis and German nationalists in general: the unification of Austria to Germany. 

                     

                    Bibliography for this episode: 

                    1. Tooze, Adam Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy Penguin Books 2006
                    2. Evans, Richard J. The Third Reich in Power Penguin Press 2005
                    3. Emondson, C. Earl The Heimwehr and Austrian Politics, 1918-1936 The University of Georgia Press 1978
                    4. Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis W.W. Norton and Company 2000
                    5. Toland, John Adolf Hitler, Volume 1 Doubleday & Company Inc 1976

                      6. Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]

                      32 min
                    6. Episode 203 - The Nazi in the Room

                      The name of the game for 1930s Germany was escalation. Not just in armaments, but in diplomatic moves as well. From small moves to prevent coalitions forming against them, to major plays to bring down the Versailles order, the Nazis only grew bolder as they began to realize the West lacked the wherewithal to stop them. 

                       

                      Bibliography for this episode: 

                      1. Tooze, Adam Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy Penguin Books 2006
                      2. Evans, Richard J. The Third Reich in Power Penguin Press 2005
                      3. Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris W.W. Norton and Company 1998
                      4. Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis W.W. Norton and Company 2000
                      5. Toland, John Adolf Hitler, Volume 1 Doubleday & Company Inc 1976

                        6. Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]

                        29 min

                      About Peace In Their Time

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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!