This book is a limited look at Hitler's Germany--from June 1933 for a year. I am now to November. Hitler is vice-chancelor (Hindenburg is still alive, though old--85). Earliest developments are that news media is discredited--by November, the only three newspapers still in operation are loyal to and controlled by Hitler and the Nazis.
An early law has been passed that will assist in the suicide of anyone who is disabled or chronically ill. Later, this will be used to "euthenize" all such people manditorily. They are not considered "Aryan" because they cannot contribute to the Third Reich.
People are required to stop whatever they are doing and give the Hitler salute whenever they see anyone in uniform (who are forever marching in the streets.) People who fail to do this are beaten. Of course, state policy is that foreigners are exempt from this, but, in practice, many Americans and other foreign nationals were attacked.
The attitude of the state is to ridicule the press, the disabled, anyone non-Aryan, and anyone foreign.... Hitler and his ministers are described as progressively more arrogant and dismissive of all but the most inner circle.
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