Project Nazi: Blueprints of Evil
Delves into the construction of Nazi Germany, closely examining the propaganda, posters and products used to propel Hitler into a state of absolute power.
- 2017-2017
- 1 season
- American Heroes Channel
- Documentary
Delves into the construction of Nazi Germany, closely examining the propaganda, posters and products used to propel Hitler into a state of absolute power.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Designed for Power
Wed, Aug 9, 2017 52 mins
The Nazi's mastery of propaganda is used to create everything from the swastika flag right up through the uniforms of the SS and it all generated massive public support for the party and its aims.
Episode 2
Hitler's Highways
Wed, Aug 16, 2017
About the public works / employment, military and propaganda aspects of the buildings of Germany's highway system in the 30's and 40's. It also gets into the peoples car, the hopes and dreams of a bright future. It is a large get people back to work project using low tech and managed in a military way but in the end forced slave labor is used to continue the project.
Episode 3
The Industrial War
Wed, Aug 23, 2017
Germany works to rebuild its military and industrial strength which was gutted by WW1's Armistice. Faced with a shortage of key raw materials, they plan to steal them from others. The critical importance of their lack of Oil and Iron Ore is explored.
Episode 4
A Culture of Control
Wed, Aug 30, 2017
Hitler is determined to change the way German people think by creating a Nazi form of art and culture. He takes over the film industry and radio stations, giving the Nazis complete control over every message his people receive.
Episode 5
Himmler's Empire of Terror
Wed, Sep 6, 2017
Hitler's bid for power depends on his most-loyal and violent supporters: the SS. Using surveillance, detention and even murder, they defeat the his political enemies and put Hitler's deadly policy of racial purity into practice.
Episode 6
Retreat from Reality
Wed, Sep 13, 2017
Follows Nazi Germany's retreat from reality during the final phase of World War II. It examines Wochenschau newsreels, Goebbels's film Kolberg, Hitler's fantasies of rebuilding Berlin as Germania and the regime's desperate use of terror to keep soldiers and civilians fighting. As Allied armies closed in, the Nazis created the Volkssturm, sent boys as young as 12 into battle and threatened deserters and civilians with execution. From the failed wonder weapons to the Nero Decree and Hitler's final days in the bunker, this is the story of a regime that chose destruction over surrender.