The Wages Of Destruction: The Making And Breaki... -

: Explore how Hitler’s view of the United States as a "global hegemon" dictated German expansion.

: Use Tooze’s argument that Germany was "insufficiently productive," rather than "insufficiently Nazi," to explain their defeat. 2. Deconstructing the "Armaments Miracle" The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaki...

: Tooze argues Speer was a loyalist who used brutal slave labor to sustain a hopeless battle of attrition, rather than a miracle worker. : Explore how Hitler’s view of the United

Adam Tooze's The Wages of Destruction is a major revisionist history that argues the Third Reich's downfall was rooted in , not just military strategy or morality . It challenges the "myth" of Nazi economic efficiency by showing a regime constantly gambling against resource shortages and the overwhelming industrial power of the United States. Deconstructing the "Armaments Miracle" : Tooze argues Speer

: Examine the link between fiscal desperation and Holocaust atrocities.