To Die for Germany: Heroes in the Nazi Pantheon

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Acknowledgments Introduction I. The Myth of Langemarck II. The Maryrdom of Albert Leo Schlageter III. Sacrifice at the Feldherrnhalle: The Nazi Immortals of 9 November 1923 IV. Goebbels, Horst Wessel, and the Myth of Resurrection and Return V. The Death and Transfiguration of Hitler Youth Herbert Norkus VI. Gerhard Schumann: Elitist Poet of the Volk Community VII. Hans Baumann: Troubadour of the Hitler Youth VIII. Karl Ritter and the Heroic Nazi Cinema IX. Hitler, Heroes, and Heldentod: The Myth of Death in World War II Epilogue Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index