This process led to a continuous radicalization of the regime's policies, as officials sought more extreme ways to please their leader, eventually driving the state toward total war and genocide. The Path to War (1936–1939)
Kershaw’s central thesis is the concept of ( dem Führer entgegen arbeiten ). He argues that Hitler often provided only broad, ideological goals rather than detailed administrative orders. Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis
Subordinates in the Nazi bureaucracy competed to interpret and implement Hitler's "will" to advance their own careers. This process led to a continuous radicalization of