The Rise of the Reich

Rise of the Reich is a rare National Socialist-era publication produced by the SS Main Office in 1941. It portrays the justification for the SS's self-conceptions as heirs to centuries of German leadership, discipline, and statecraft through a sweeping ideological history of the German Reichs—Holy Roman, Prussian, and finally Hitler's own.

With mythic grandeur and martial clarity, the book frames the National Socialist state not as a revolutionary break, but as a natural culmination of German destiny:

• A rebirth of order, hierarchy, and racial-national purpose after the humiliation of Versailles and the chaos of Weimar.
• This present Reich, as conceived by its new elites, saw itself as part of a grand and unified historical mission, with the SS as the vanguard of a "new man" for a regenerated Europe.

Antelope Hill Publishing is proud to present Rise of the Reich in English for the first time. This ideological artifact offers invaluable insight into the worldview that shaped National Socialist policy in its formative years. Reflecting the early-war optimism of a state not yet tempered by looming defeat, this book is a vital resource for:

• Serious researchers of National Socialist Germany.
• Historical enthusiasts seeking to understand this era.