Daily: Hitler’s long shadow

<p>Why does Hitler still cast a shadow on our politics? How do you re-examine the Nazis’ record without inadvertently fuelling Holocaust denial? Historian Prof. <strong>Frank McDonough</strong>, author of new book <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Frank-McDonough/The-Hitler-Years--Disaster-1940-1945/24471724" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hitler Years: Disaster 1940-1945</a>, explains why we still don’t understand the enormity of the Third Reich’s crimes, why the unstoppable German Blitzkrieg was a myth generated for home consumption, and why a Britain obsessed with the War really <em>does</em> need another book about Hitler.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>“Hitler still casts a long shadow over the present. The Third Reich is a lesson on how democracy can be destroyed from within.”</li><li>“People say, don’t we know enough about the Third Reich already? And the answer is no, far from it.”</li><li>“There’s an old saying: The Russians gave the blood. The Americans gave the money. And Churchill gave the speeches.”</li><li>“We in Britain badly need a grown-up attitude understanding of the Second World War as an alliance, not as Britain standing alone.”</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>