War and Economy in the Third Reich examines the nature of the German economy in the 1930s and the Second World War. Richard Overy's essays, collected here for the first time with a substantial new introduction, explore the tension between Hitler's vision of an armed economy and the reality of German economic and social life. Often thought-provoking, always informed, War and Economy opens a window on an essential aspect of Hitler's Germany.

Richard Overy has written many articles and a number of books on various aspects of the Second World War. Amongst these are: The Nazi Economic Recovery ^(Macmillan, 1982), The Origins of the Second World War (Longmans, 1987), and The Road to War (With A. Wheatcroft, BBC/Macmillan 1989, Random House 1990, Papermac 1991). He lives in SW London.