This book is part of the World War II series which examine the background, progress and outcome of World War II, a period which remains central to any understanding of the overall pattern of the 20th century. Each book is organized in a readable and useable format and includes a mixture of narrative, source material, key questions and suggestions for projects. Hitler's radical theories lay behind much of the substace of the Third Reich's home and foreign policy - culminating in the Final Solution and the Holocaust. This book examines the historical causes underlying these terrible events and relates them to other notable aspect of Nazi rule.