Hitler's Monsters

If you’ve seen Indiana Jones or Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, you may have noticed a Nazi fixation on the occult, whether the Ark of the Covenant or artifacts from Norse mythology. Eric Kurlander demonstrates that Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich were truly obsessed not only with occult mysteries, astrology, and other pseudo-sciences and faux sciences, but indeed made major strategic decisions based on these odd beliefs. 

With a narrative that at first glance would seem to come from science fiction, but as demonstrated by the critical use of invaluable sources, Hitler’s Monsters recounts the story of what Nazi leaders… show more.

Eric Kurlander is a brilliant historian of modern Germany who finally treats this topic with the seriousness it deserves. Lots of charlatans and amateurs on the History Channel love to speculate about the Nazis and the occult, but Kurlander brings a historian’s rigor to the subject and reveals a complex relationship between the supernatural and the Nazi worldview. Among his findings is that key Nazi figures used the vast propaganda machinery, including film, to depict its “racial enemies” as monstrous. Kurlander also breaks down absurd beliefs like World Ice Theory and determines the truth behind Hitler’s fascination with the “Spear… show more.