Welcome to the third book of the History Made Simple Series (HMSS) on Germany, covering the twelve years from 1933 to 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazis ruled the most powerful country in Europe. The other volumes in the set include HMS Germany I: The German Empire (1871-1918), and HMS Germany II: The Weimar Republic and the Rise of the Nazis (1918-1933). HMSS books are for everyone who finds history dull and boring. Let's face it, most of us aren't history buffs and we would sooner surf the web or vegetate in comfort than read the typical history book. HMSS tries to make the history of separate countries as simple and enjoyable as possible by including hundreds of illustrations and lots of humor and irony. A special feature of HMSS books is that all historical actors, large and small, voice their opinions and argue with each other, and sometimes with the author. History cannot be interesting to the non-specialist when it is served up as a cold monologue. You might say history is a futile exercise. We can't agree about the present, how can we possibly agree about the past, right? Sure, but who said we have to agree all the time? In addition, aren't the most informed opinions all sides of an argument? Kurt E. Breitner