Hitler's visit to Rome and the May Weekend Crisis
A study in Hitler's response to external stimuli
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10073136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald Cameron Watt (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-32 |
| Publication date | 1974-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200947400900102 |
| OpenAlex | W2041400004 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
One of the most fruitful sources of disagreement among historians of the events leading to the outbreak of the second world war has lain in their differing estimates of Hitler's personality and approach to the use of force.1 Did he follow a long-term programme, worked out on a step by step basis, as was alleged by critics of British and French policy towards Germany both at the time and, as part of the classic post-war critique of appeasement, by historians later? Or did he 'improvise', in reaction to the actions of other powers which seemed to him to threaten his own prestige and power and through him that of the German nation, of which he saw himself as the embodiment
Crisis response · Economic history · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Public relations · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Psychology · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 1981 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |