This is the book version of a documentary of the same name that I reviewed here. Briefly, the contents of this book look at two major things: the first thing being the philosophy behind the Nazi party, what their ideals were, and what intellectual circumstances allowed for their rise to power. Secondly, the book looks at the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. The book looks to see how the two are related, and to what extent. Nietzsche is often accused of being a Nazi, when that is not the case. However, there are things in his thought that inspired the Nazis and are themselves dangerous ideas. Today, he is often looked at as an existentialist and early postmodernist, and the dangerous part of his philosophy ignored. This book provides a truly fair and balanced look at Nietzsche and his relation to the Nazi party, neither incriminating him as a Nazi or pigeonholing him with the existentialists. The book itself is very nice looking, with glossy pages and color photos in the book, with a nice hardback cover and cloth spine with the title embossed on it. To anyone who enjoys the documentary, I recommend ordering a copy of this book as well. If you don't want to watch the documentary-lecture, I still recommend buying this because it offers a fresh look at the Nazi party and Nietzsche that is sure to interest the history hobbyist or the philosopher.
