THE CAUSE OF HITLER'S GERMANY

Self-sacrifice, Oriental mysticism, racial “truth,” the public good, doing one's duty—these are among the seductive catchphrases that circulated in pre-Nazi Germany. Objectivist author and philosopher Leonard Peikoff was Ayn Rand's long-time associate. In The Cause of Hitler's Germany—previously published in The Ominous Parallels—Peikoff demonstrates how unreason and collectivism led the seemingly civilized German society to become a Nazi regime.

THE CAUSE OF HITLER'S GERMANY includes a new introduction by the author and the original introduction by Ayn Rand.

Leonard Peikoff is the founder of the Ayn Rand Institute. He is the author of numerous texts on Ayn Rand and her ideas, including INTRODUCTION TO OBJECTIVIST EPISTEMOLOGY and UNDERSTANDING OBJECTIVISM, as well as essays and introductions to newer editions of her works.