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[[File:Germany_and_the_Origins.jpg|thumbnail|left|<i>Germany and the Origins of the Second World War</i>|225px]]
The second world war was the most catastrophic war in human history. The origins of the second world war in Europe are complex and controversial. The following article is a list of ten books that provide different perspectives on the root causes of the second world. In these works’ the authors offer a new or influential argument on the decision and policies that resulted in the second world war. The range of the reasons for the cause of the WW II include the western democracies policies of appeasement, German Nationalism. Nazi The National Socialist Ideology, economic rivalry and in the character of Adolf Hitler.
A.J.P. Taylor. <i>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/014013672X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=014013672X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=S3LQSU6H4VMVSMSI Origins of the the Second World War]</i> (Fawcett Premier, 2nd Edition, 1966).
Jonathan Wright. <i>''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/033349556X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=033349556X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=QTEBKN3KV7EBJQSY Germany and the Origins of the Second World War]''</i>, Palgrave MacMillan (2007).
This book firmly blames Adolf Hitler for the start of the Second World War. He was eager to create a racial empire in Europe, which the Germans as the ‘master race’ would dominate. Wright believes that Hitler had to persuade and even mislead the Germans into entering into a war with their neighbors. Many Germans, after the First World War were unsure about going to war. Hitler’s by exploiting German nationalism was able to win enough support to embark in an aggressive territorial policy and this provoked the western allies to declare war on Nazi Germany in September 1939.
[[File:Origins_of_the_Second_World_War.jpg |left|thumbnail|250px|<i>Origins of the Second World War</i>]]
Keith Eubank. ''The Origins of the Second World War'' (1969).
Paul Doswell. ''The Causes of World War II'' (2002)
This book argues that the ultimate cause of the second world war was the Nazi National Socialists Party's seizure of power. Once Hitler came to power, war in Europe was inevitable given his ideology and personality. The Treaty of Versailles was bitterly resented by many ordinary Germanys, especially the loss of its colonies and as a result they were intensely nationalistic and this led them to accept and support the Nazi National Socialist government. This together with the impact of the Great Depression allowed an extremist, Adolf Hitler to seize power and to start an international conflict in Europe.
Paul N Hehn. ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0826417612/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0826417612&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=WBPFOAU7IXNSW7W4 A Low Dishonest Decade: the Great Powers, Eastern Europe and the Economic Origins of the Second World War]'', Continuum (2015)
Hehn in this work argues that economic reasons are as least as crucial in causing the second world war as military, political and ideological factors. After the Great Depression, European nations were desperate for markets for their stricken economies. This led Hitler to see more territories and motivated Mussolini to seek more colonies in Africa. This was very destabilizing and greatly contributed to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939.
Gordon Martel. ''[http://www.powells.com/book/origins-of-the-second-world-war-reconsidered-9780415163255?partnerid=41307&p_ti The Origins of the Second World War Reconsidered]'', Rutledge (1996).
This work is an updating of A.J. P. Taylor’s classic work on the causes of the second world war. Based on the latest research the work critically engages with Taylor’s arguments. The work consists of twelve essays by distinguished scholars, who argue that Taylor’s theory is too simplistic. The twelve essays offer a range of opinions on the reasons for the war, with a particular focus on the policies and character of Adolf Hitler and the failure of the western policy of appeasement.
Hillgruber, Andreas. ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415163250/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0415163250&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=HQJXK7NMKF7CD7KZ Germany and the Two World Wars]'', Harvard university Press translated by William C. Kirby (1982).
This Germany work argues that the Nazi’s National Socialists were determined to undo the Treaty of Versailles at all cost. The Nazi ideology meant that territorial expansion and disregard for international laws was part of government policy in order to free Germany from, what many saw as an unjust Treaty. As a result, Hitler adopted an aggressive foreign policy that made war inevitable.
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