Politics · 21 min
The Wages of Destruction
By Adam Tooze
This episode reveals how the Nazi war machine, often seen as an unstoppable ideological force, was in fact a desperate economic gamble, constantly on the brink of collapse.
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Politics
Duration
21 min
What it is about
Nazi Germany, War Economy, Geopolitics, Resource Scarcity
Who it is for
If you've ever wondered how even the most brutal regimes are bound by material limits, this will sharpen your understanding of power, resources, and the true costs of ambition, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Adam Tooze is a historian for his rigorous, data-driven analysis of 20th-century economic and political history, revealing the often-overlooked financial underpinnings of major global events.
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