Description: This book demonstrates the integral role music played in Nazi statecraft and ideology, from the personal obsessions of the Nazi leadership to the harrowing use of musical sadism in the Holocaust.
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Alexandra Birch is the Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the Harriman Institute at Columbia University.
Review Quotes: "Eloquently researched and written, Hitler's Twilight of the Gods intricately intertwines Wagner's Ring with the grim realities of musical life under the Nazi regime. This illuminating work explores music as both a weapon of destruction and a means of resistance during the Holocaust, tracing its journey from Germany to Russia. The book is a profound contribution to the study of music, history, and humanity."