Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi German: an English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich
TitleNazi-Deutsch/Nazi German: an English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich; Nazi-German
Author
Call numberR943.08603/001
Object number04403
Place of publicationWestport, Connecticut, United States
PublisherGreenwood Press
Year of publication
2002
Physical description480p.,bibliography
MaterialBook
ISBN031332106X
Description
Detailing how the use of language aided the Nazi's programs of war, occupation, mass murder and genocide,this dictionary provides definitions for Nazi nomenclature, including ideological terms, propaganda slogans, military jargon, abbreviations and acronyms, euphemisms and code names, Germanized words, slang and slurs. Introductory essays discuss the tradition of anti-semitic language and the ideological implications of Nazi language. Appendixes list camps, ghettos, ranks, SS divisions. colours of the prisoners triangles, songs, the party program, its loyalty oath, the names of months and children's sayings