The Third Reich's Elite Schools tells the story of the Napolas, Nazi Germany's most prominent training academies for the future elite. This deeply researched st
Drawing on material from eighty archives in six different countries worldwide, as well as eyewitness testimonies from over 100 former pupils, Helen Roche presen
This book offers a compelling new analysis of Nazi educational policy, arguing that in order to understand National Socialism, we need to understand its policie
From the eighteenth century until 1945, German children were taught to model themselves on the young of an Ancient Greek city-state: Sparta. From older children
Argues that American colleges condoned and participated in fascist practices prior to World War II and that the nation's educational elite demonstrated indiffer