German Foreign Policy, 1918-1945

A Guide to Current Research and Resources, Third Edition

Christoph M. Kimmich

Christoph Kimmich’s German Foreign Policy, 1918–1945: A Guide to Current Research and Resources is a comprehensive guide to archival resources and published materials on the foreign policy of Weimar and Nazi Germany. It catalogues the archives, libraries, and research institutes, both public and private, that house important collections, especially in Germany but also elsewhere in Europe and in the United States, and describes their holdings, terms of access and use, and guides and inventories available.

German Foreign Policy, 1918–1945 also includes a substantial annotated bibliography of published sources, ranging from documentary series to significant contemporary accounts, from memoirs to secondary works. The bibliography reflects current scholarship and draws attention to works that are innovative and accessible, It also describes the various series of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial Records and the original trial documents available in archives and libraries. The guide canvasses the vast and growing offering of materials on the Web– digitized print materials, archival inventories, and source materials. In order to expedite work in the archives, the guide also explains the organization and functioning of the German foreign ministry between 1918 and 1945 and how it kept and stored its records.

This third edition offers new information on German archives, many of which were consolidated and relocated after German reunification, on recently discovered archival holdings, and on materialsposted on the Web. It is a reference source for both established scholars and young researchers, offering quick and efficient access to the voluminous research and research materials that are now available.

Scarecrow Press

Pages: 342 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼

978-0-8108-8445-8 • Hardback • March 2013 • $142.00 • (£109.00)

978-0-8108-8446-5 • eBook • March 2013 • $134.50 • (£104.00)

Subjects: History / Europe / Germany, Political Science / World / European

German Foreign Policy, 1918-1945

A Guide to Current Research and Resources, Third Edition

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Christoph Kimmich’s German Foreign Policy, 1918–1945: A Guide to Current Research and Resources is a comprehensive guide to archival resources and published materials on the foreign policy of Weimar and Nazi Germany. It catalogues the archives, libraries, and research institutes, both public and private, that house important collections, especially in Germany but also elsewhere in Europe and in the United States, and describes their holdings, terms of access and use, and guides and inventories available.

German Foreign Policy, 1918–1945 also includes a substantial annotated bibliography of published sources, ranging from documentary series to significant contemporary accounts, from memoirs to secondary works. The bibliography reflects current scholarship and draws attention to works that are innovative and accessible, It also describes the various series of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial Records and the original trial documents available in archives and libraries. The guide canvasses the vast and growing offering of materials on the Web– digitized print materials, archival inventories, and source materials. In order to expedite work in the archives, the guide also explains the organization and functioning of the German foreign ministry between 1918 and 1945 and how it kept and stored its records.

This third edition offers new information on German archives, many of which were consolidated and relocated after German reunification, on recently discovered archival holdings, and on materialsposted on the Web. It is a reference source for both established scholars and young researchers, offering quick and efficient access to the voluminous research and research materials that are now available.

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Scarecrow Press

Pages: 342 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼

978-0-8108-8445-8 • Hardback • March 2013 • $142.00 • (£109.00)

978-0-8108-8446-5 • eBook • March 2013 • $134.50 • (£104.00)

Subjects: History / Europe / Germany, Political Science / World / European

Author

Christoph M. Kimmich taught modern European and German history at Columbia University and at Brooklyn College and served as provost and president of Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He is university professor in the doctoral program in history at the CUNY Graduate Center and has written widely on German foreign policy from 1918 to 1945.

Reviews

The approaching centennial of World War I will turn public and academic attention to this conflict and World War II as well as the period between these conflagrations. This work will be very beneficial to users desirous of conducting substantive research on German foreign policy over the period from the end of World War I through World War II's conclusion. It provides detailed overviews and descriptions of the organizations, contributing documentation on German foreign policy including the Foreign Ministry and competing agencies including the Abwehr, Reichstag, and the German Chancellor's office. This same introductory section also includes the names and positions held by major German foreign policymakers during this time period. . . .This work is highly recommended for upper division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty desirous of conducting primary source and archival research on this time period in German history.
— American Reference Books Annual

Such a very useful tool is now in its third edition presented 'Guide to Current Resarch and Resources' for German foreign policy between the First and the conclusion of the Second World War. Christoph M. Kimmich , Professor Emeritus of the City University of New York, is ideally suited for this work , he has published in previous years, even several works on German foreign policy during the interwar period. . .This book would be of interest to the inquiring historian and the student who wants to write about the study.
— Sehepunkte