Evans does a great job of showing how all the policies- whether social, economic, educational etc. promoted by the Nazis during the 1930s were formulated with the sole desired purpose of preparing Germany for war. Everything was subordinated to the goal of racial conquest- it didn't matter, for example, that the Reich was building up incredible amounts of debt, war would soon solve that problem.

The horror of racial discrimination is also highlighted, for example in the recounting of this essay, written by an elementary (primary) school student, Erna:

“'Unfortunately, many people still say today: "The Jews are also God's creatures. So you must respect them too." But we say: "Vermin are also animals, but despite this we exterminate them.""

Almost too sad to contemplate.