Course: HSM 41 – The Rise and Establishment of Fascism, Nazism and Right Wing governments in Italy,

Germany, Spain and Japan 1918-1945.

Select Bibliography

01. Constantin Iordachi (ed), Comparative Fascist Studies – New Perspectives, Routledge, 2010.
02. Dave Renton, Fascism – Theory and Practice, Aakar Books, 2007.
03. Walter Laqueur (ed), Fascism A Reader’s Guide, Wildwood House, London, 1976.
04. David Irving, Hitler’s War and The War Path, 3 Vols (UDSC Library).
05. David Irving’s Biographies of Hitler, Goering and Goebbels (Available as free PDFs).
06. A.J.P. Taylor, The Course of German History.
07. A. J. P. Taylor, The Origins of the Second World War.
08. Gordon A Craig, Germany 1866-1945 (UDSC Library).
09. Agatha Ramm, Europe in the 19th and 20th Century (2 volumes in the Grant and Temperley Series).
10. William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
11. Richard J. Evans, The Third Reich in Power.
12. Anthony Bevor, Stalingrad.
13. Anthony Bevor, The Second World War.
14. Norman Lowe, Mastering Modern World History, Macmillan (Textbook)
15. Donny Gluckstein, A People’s History of the Second World War: Resistance Versus Empire, Pluto Press,
2012.
16. Gotz Aly, Why the Germans? Why the Jews?, Picador, 2014.
17. Yoshimi Yoshiaki, Grassroots Fascism: The War Experience of the Japanese People, Columbia University
Press, New York, 2015.
18. Lal Bahadur Varma (ed), Roze Bourdroui – Fascivad Siddhanta aur Vyavahar, Granth Shilpi, 2009.
19. Anil Rajimwale (ed), Palmiro Togliatti – Fasiwad aur uski karyapdati, Granth Shilpi, 2004.
20. Devesh Vijay (ed), Adhunik Europe ka itihas: Aaayaam evam Dishayen (Hindi Nideshalaya, DU).
21. Anirudh Deshpande (ed), Vishwa Itihas ke Pramukh Mudde: Badalte Ayam ( Hindi Nideshalaya, DU)

In addition to the books mentioned above the students are advised to check the bibliographies of the
books 1, 2 and 14. These bibliographies contain crucial references to Italy, Germany, Spain and Japan
which the students can profitably follow to satisfy their curiosity in general. They are also advised to
read the Mein Kamph and the Speeches of Mussolini and other material available on the net besides
seeing films and documentaries on YouTube and other sites on the various topics covered by the
course.

Dr. Anirudh Deshpande

Associate Professor
Department of History
University of Delhi.