Hitler did NOT underestimate the United States. Additionally, in the 1920ies and 1930ies, he was very positive about the United States. He saw it as a role model, but also as a threat. His views changed quite substantially during or maybe even before the war.
This video features Dr. Klaus Schmider from the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst who researched this topics over the last few years.
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Schmider, Klaus: Hitler’s Fatal Miscalculation: Why Germany declared War on the United States. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2021.
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00:00 Intro
00:35 “Second Book”
01:08 Schmider about “Second Book”
04:18 Quotes about the US from the “Second Book”
05:07 Hitler about US Economy
07:02 Hitler about US “Racial Quality”
10:01 Hitler about American Social Aspects
10:25 Hitler’s Wartime Statements
10:58 Schmider about the Changes of Hitler’s Views about the USA?
14:43 Hitler January / March 1941
15:58 Declaration of War 1941
17:13 Table Talks / Monologues
19:10 Conclusion
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