Nazi Empire: German Colonialism and Imperialism from Bismarck to Hitler

According to the author, "war promised a solution" to the "class and religious divisions... the state's inability to subdue and assimilate ethnic minorities, and the encirclement of enemies who challenged Germany's position overseas and on the continent" (67). [...]the author utilizes primarily the most recent scholarship and shapes the material into a cohesive and compelling argument, even though she only uses secondary sources, however, she eschews direct attempts to explore debates surrounding various topics (e.g., the intentionalist versus. functionalist debate or the Herero War as a prelude/precursor to Holocaust).