National Socialism: A Comprehensive Examination

The Steelman Case

Most books on National Socialism are written either as prosecutorial briefs or as apologia. Jake Leone's Comprehensive Examination attempts something different: a systematic, book-length survey of NS ideology as its adherents understood it. The origins of the movement, its economic theories, its internal factional debates, its relationship to other European political traditions. Leone presents the material without constant editorial interruption, trusting the reader to draw conclusions.

Structure and Scope

The book covers the philosophical roots of National Socialism in German Romanticism, volkisch thought, and anti-liberal reaction. It examines the NSDAP's economic program, the tension between the Strasser wing and Hitler's own pragmatism, the role of corporatism and autarky, the party's relationship to Christianity, and the internal logic of racial theory as the movement's thinkers articulated it. This is not a history of the war or the camps. It is a study of the ideology itself, reconstructed from its own sources.

For Serious Readers

If you have looked for an honest, detailed treatment of what National Socialists actually believed and why, and found only polemics in either direction, this book fills the gap. Leone writes clearly and organizes the material well. A valuable reference for anyone studying twentieth-century political movements.

About This Edition

Author: Jake Leone
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9798218652043