Bibliograph

The Nazis, a Warning From History, a BBC/A & E Network co-production ; written and produced by Laurence Rees

Type

Label

The Nazis, a Warning From History, a BBC/A & E Network co-production ; written and produced by Laurence Rees

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

The Nazis

Oclc number

60934748

Responsibility statement

a BBC/A & E Network co-production ; written and produced by Laurence Rees

Runtime

290

Series statement

BBC history of World War II

Sub title

a Warning From History

Summary

Use interviews with witnesses and perpetrators, along with archival film and records, to examine how a political party as fundamentally evil as the Nazis could come to power in a modern European nation. Discusses the factors that enabled the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in the economically-devastated Germany of the post-World War I era and looks at the role of ordinary Germans in the Nazi regime. Follows the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, from its early promises through the atrocities and suffering of World War II. Includes segments focusing on the occupation of Poland and on the holocaust and concentration camps, particularly Treblinka

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification