Ian Kershaw's Hitler

[Richard Romeo]

For the heck of it:

within the first 20-odd pgs of Kershaw's 2nd volume of his very impressive 
bio of Hitler, IG Farben is mentioned, I believe 4 times, and then drops 
from sight.
But the underlying theme remains Germany's opting out of the international 
economic system, its race to rearm, and then its rush to expand to make up 
for vital resources, including labor shortages, both agricultural and mining 
and in factories, now unobtainable on that world market were the primary 
reasons for Germany's aggression.
In some strange way, Kershaw adds, that even when it came to the Jewish 
question in the late 30s, the underlying policy consideration was always 
economic. Kristallnacht was stopped primarly, for example, because of the 
growing economic damage and the fears of the Party that in such a time of 
austerity, such wanton waste would not be prudent policy.
Just some thoughts...

Rich

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