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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how history has struggled to explain the enormity of the crimes committed in Germany under Adolf Hitler: we have had theories of 鈥榯otalitarianism鈥�, and of 鈥榙istorted modernity鈥�, debates between 鈥榠ntentionalists鈥� and their opponents the 鈥榮tructuralists鈥�. The great political philosopher Hannah Arendt said, 鈥淯nder conditions of tyranny, it is far easier to act than to think鈥�. But somehow none of these explanations has seemed quite enough to explain how a democratic country in the heart of modern Europe was mobilised to commit genocide, and to fight a bitter war to the end against the world鈥檚 most powerful nations.With Ian Kershaw, historian and biographer of Hitler; Niall Ferguson, fellow and tutor in Modern History at Jesus College Oxford; Mary Fulbrook, Professor of German History at University College London.