Download or read book The Nazi Elite written by Ronald M. Smelser and published by Palgrave Schol, Print UK. This book was released on 1993 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses critical issues concerning 22 prominent figures in the Nazi Party and the NS regime, including their social origins, their experiences in World War I, how they came to join the Nazi Party, the role played by ideology in motivating them, their relationship with Hitler and with other NS leaders, and their historical importance for the NSDAP and the NS regime.