Here you can browse through my blog posts prior to February 2022. Currently I'm sharing my travel experiences, candid opinions, and what's on my mind solely on my Facebook page. — Rick
Defeating Hitler and Mussolini took total war — a massive and heroic effort led by Britain, the USA, and the Soviet Union.
The Story of Fascism: The Allies Defeat Fascist Germany
Defeating Hitler and Mussolini took total war — a massive and heroic effort led by Britain, the USA, and the Soviet Union.(This clip is excerpted from my new one-hour special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.” Check your local listings for air times — and if you don’t see it, please ask your public television station to add it to their schedule.)
Posted by Rick Steves on Tuesday, September 11, 2018
This clip is excerpted from my new one-hour special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.” Check your local listings for air times — and if you don’t see it, please ask your public television station to add it to their schedule.
The evils of fascism were incremental. Small evils became big evils. At first, concentration camps contained people who didn’t conform. Then, they became forced labor camps. Eventually, the Nazis built death camps — and the entire Jewish population was targeted for extermination.
The Story of Fascism: The Holocaust
The evils of fascism were incremental. Small evils became big evils. At first, concentration camps contained people who didn’t conform. Then, they became forced labor camps. Eventually, the Nazis built death camps — and the entire Jewish population was targeted for extermination.(This clip is excerpted from my new one-hour special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.” Check your local listings for air times — and if you don’t see it, please ask your public television station to add it to their schedule.)
Posted by Rick Steves on Monday, September 10, 2018
This clip is excerpted from my new one-hour special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.” Check your local listings for air times — and if you don’t see it, please ask your public television station to add it to their schedule.
Hitler systematically silenced the free press, intellectuals, and universities. He called complicated modern art “degenerate,” and he banned all books that questioned his agenda — as well as the writings of psychologists, left-wing thinkers, and Jewish authors.
The Story of Fascism: Hitler’s Anti-Intellectualism
Hitler systematically silenced the free press, intellectuals, and universities. He called complicated modern art “degenerate,” and he banned all books that questioned his agenda — as well as the writings of psychologists, left-wing thinkers, and Jewish authors.(This clip is excerpted from my new one-hour special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.” Check your local listings for air times — and if you don’t see it, please ask your public television station to add it to their schedule.)
Posted by Rick Steves on Friday, September 7, 2018
This clip is excerpted from my new one-hour special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.” Check your local listings for air times — and if you don’t see it, please ask your public television station to add it to their schedule.
Despite calling his party “National Socialist” (a.k.a. Nazi), Hitler abolished unions, privatized many industries, and was backed by corporations.
The Story of Fascism: Hitler’s "National Socialism"
Despite calling his party “National Socialist” (a.k.a. Nazi), Hitler abolished unions, privatized many industries, and was backed by corporations.(This clip is excerpted from my new one-hour special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.” Check your local listings for air times — and if you don’t see it, please ask your public television station to add it to their schedule.)
Posted by Rick Steves on Friday, September 7, 2018
This clip is excerpted from my new one-hour special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.” Check your local listings for air times — and if you don’t see it, please ask your public television station to add it to their schedule.
“He promised jobs, jobs, jobs to everybody…and that was exactly what they wanted to hear.”
Hitler was a mesmerizing speaker. He offered simple solutions to complicated problems, and he repeated lies over and over until everything he said seemed true. By 1932, his political base was convinced that he would bring Germany “above all the world.”
The Story of Fascism: Hitler’s Rise to Power
“He promised jobs, jobs, jobs to everybody…and that was exactly what they wanted to hear.”Hitler was a mesmerizing speaker. He offered simple solutions to complicated problems, and he repeated lies over and over until everything he said seemed true. By 1932, his political base was convinced that he would bring Germany “above all the world.”(This clip is excerpted from my new one-hour special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.” Check your local listings for air times — and if you don’t see it, please ask your public television station to add it to their schedule.)
Posted by Rick Steves on Friday, September 7, 2018
This clip is excerpted from my new one-hour special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.” Check your local listings for air times — and if you don’t see it, please ask your public television station to add it to their schedule.