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**Winner of the 2014 Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History**In the most crucial phase of the Second World War, German troops, fighting in regions as far apart as the Sahara and the Caucasus, confronted the Allies across lands largely populated by Muslims. Nazi officials saw Islam as a powerful force with the same enemies as Germany: the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Jews. __Islam and Nazi Germany's War__ is the first comprehensive account of Berlin's remarkably ambitious attempts to build an alliance with the Islamic world. Drawing on archival research in three continents, David Motadel explains how German officials tried to promote the Third Reich as a patron of Islam. He explores Berlin's policies and propaganda in the Muslim war zones, and the extensive work that authorities undertook for the recruitment, spiritual care, and ideological indoctrination of tens of thousands of Muslim volunteers who fought in the Wehrmacht and the SS. __Islam and Nazi Germany's War__ reveals how German troops on the ground in North Africa, the Balkans, and the Eastern front engaged with diverse Muslim populations, including Muslim Roma and Jewish converts to Islam. Combining measured a

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Author

David Motadel

Publisher

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674744950

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Social Science, History

Rating

4.3 / 5 (22 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14