This is called the Sonderweg theory . . . the idea that Germany somehow followed a unique historical path which none of the European powers did and which made Hitler's emergence more or less inevitable.
It's basically crap, as it blames the Germans for what happened even beyond the guilt which they should carry as the nation which elected Hitler into power. It denies the idea that such a dictator could dupe other nations into fascism, and that's both inaccurate and a dangerous assumption to make. It's basically a high-class academic version of "well, that could never happen HERE!"
It's basically crap, as it blames the Germans for what happened even beyond the guilt which they should carry as the nation which elected Hitler into power. It denies the idea that such a dictator could dupe other nations into fascism, and that's both inaccurate and a dangerous assumption to make. It's basically a high-class academic version of "well, that could never happen HERE!"