"In this chilling study of Nazi heroic mythology, Baird sheds a bright
light on the dark, death-enthralled underpinnings of the German
political and cultural psyche during the years 1918-45." --Booklist
"Baird blends first-rate historical reconstruction with expert cultural
analysis." --American Historical Review
"Baird's fascinating account of Nazi heroism provides real understanding
of the Nazi employment of aesthetics as politics and will be welcomed by
students of twentieth-century German and European culture." --The
Historian