Inside the mind of the Third Reich

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To join us as we serve up stories of some remarkable delicacies from the past, search History's Greatest Dishes and follow the feed wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the History Extra podcast, fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine. What drives people to commit atrocities? Few periods in history confront this question as starkly as the rise and fall of the Nazis, whose crimes stand as a chilling testament to humanity's capacity for darkness.

In his latest book, historian and filmmaker Lawrence Reese ponders what we can learn by probing the psychological and social forces that enabled the cruelty of the Third Reich. And in today's episode, Danny Bird speaks to him to find out more. If you find this conversation interesting, then Lawrence is also leading an upcoming six-part History Extra masterclass on the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. To subscribe to the course and access video lectures and additional learning material, head to historyextra.com forward slash Nazi Germany from the 27th of January. Lawrence, in your introduction, you mentioned that you've met and spoken with many people who lived under Nazi rule, both its devotees and its victims.

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