Conjuring Hitler: How Britain and America Made the Third Reich is a groundbreaking historical analysis by Guido Giacomo Preparata, who delves into the political, economic, and strategic manipulations of the Anglo-American elite that led to the rise of Nazi Germany. Preparata presents a revisionist history of World War I and II, refuting conventional narratives and revealing the deliberate orchestration of events by Britain and America to create, empower, and ultimately destroy Germany as a geopolitical threat. The book asserts that the rise of Hitler and the atrocities of the Third Reich were not anomalies of history but part of a broader, calculated geopolitical strategy.

💥 The Anglo-American Conspiracy

Britain and America conspired to weaken and dismantle the German Empire long before the outbreak of World War I. Preparata uncovers how, in the early 20th century, the British Empire viewed the German Reich as the primary threat to its global dominance. The growing alliance between Germany and Russia, fueled by technological, military, and industrial developments, posed an existential risk to British hegemony. In response, British strategists devised a methodical plan to encircle and destabilize Germany, enlisting the cooperation of France and Russia to provoke the catastrophic conflict of World War I.

World War I did not end with the obliteration of Germany but left its industrial and political elites intact, which necessitated further intervention. Preparata asserts that Britain and America sowed the seeds of Nazism by leveraging the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, which imposed punishing reparations on Germany while simultaneously ensuring that the country's military capabilities remained functional for future manipulation.

💣 The Creation of Hitler

Hitler’s rise to power was neither an accident nor a product of mere historical circumstances. Preparata demonstrates with absolute clarity that Britain and America played a direct role in fostering the conditions that led to the emergence of Nazism. The Weimar Republic was a mere puppet of Western powers, designed to fail and pave the way for reactionary forces. The hyperinflation of 1923, largely engineered by Anglo-American financiers, crushed Germany's economy, and stoked political extremism. These economic disasters prepared the ground for the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), ensuring Hitler’s ascent to political dominance.

Preparata outlines the role of the Anglo-American financial elite, including key figures like Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, and Hjalmar Schacht, President of the Reichsbank, in meticulously orchestrating Germany’s recovery under Nazi rule. This financial backing, combined with diplomatic maneuvering, empowered Hitler to militarize and prepare for the wars that would devastate Europe once again.

🧠 Geopolitical Chess: The Destruction of Germany

The entire period between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II represents an elaborate geopolitical chess game in which the Anglo-American powers manipulated Germany into a position of false strength. Preparata uncovers the deliberate rearmament of Germany by Western financiers and industrialists, which allowed the Nazi regime to regain its military power. This buildup served a dual purpose: to position Germany as the spearhead of a war against Russia and to entrap Germany in a two-front conflict, ensuring its eventual annihilation.

Preparata reveals that Britain and America prolonged Hitler’s war against Russia to allow Germany to weaken itself on the Eastern Front before opening the Western Front. This was a calculated move to crush Germany between two superpowers, with Britain feigning internal divisions between “pro-Nazis” and “anti-Nazis.” The British elite played both sides of the Nazi question, further confusing international observers and preventing Germany from realizing the full extent of its isolation. Britain’s policy of “appeasement” was a ruse to lure Germany into a fatal overextension.

🔍 The Strategic Use of Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany was never meant to dominate Europe; it was intended to be a tool for Britain and America’s geopolitical aims. Preparata explains how the Western powers actively supported Hitler’s rise, only to abandon him when the time was ripe for his destruction. The ultimate goal was not merely to defeat Hitler but to ensure that Germany would never again rise as a competitor to Anglo-American supremacy.

By keeping Hitler isolated, especially through agreements like the Munich Agreement and the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Britain and America controlled the pace and scope of the war. Preparata illustrates that even the supposed ideological divisions between Britain, America, and Soviet Russia were a mask for deeper coordination. The invasion of the USSR, Operation Barbarossa, was encouraged by Britain as a final trap for the Nazis. The Anglo-American strategy was never about defeating fascism but about using the Nazis as a disposable force to eliminate German power.

💡 Economic Warfare and Financial Manipulation

Preparata delves deeply into the economic dimensions of Britain and America’s plan to destroy Germany. The financial system, particularly the gold standard and the manipulation of global credit markets, played a critical role in setting the stage for both world wars. The Dawes Plan of 1924 and the Young Plan of 1929, presented as efforts to stabilize Germany, were actually instruments to keep Germany dependent on Anglo-American capital while limiting its ability to act independently.

Under Montagu Norman’s guidance, the Bank of England deliberately sabotaged the global economy by orchestrating the crash of 1929. The resulting economic depression in Germany strengthened the Nazi movement, while ensuring that Germany could never pay off its war reparations. This financial warfare was a crucial component in the Anglo-American strategy to dominate Europe.

🔥 The Human Cost of Geopolitics

The final result of this Anglo-American machination was two world wars and the deaths of 70 million people. Preparata argues with complete certainty that this carnage was not an accident of history but a deliberate price paid for Anglo-American global supremacy. The creation and destruction of Nazi Germany were part of a cold, calculated plan that had no regard for human life. The millions of lives lost in the Holocaust and the broader war are not framed as tragic accidents but as the intended consequences of this geopolitical plot.

Britain’s strategic goal was always to ensure the destruction of Germany, first by weakening it through economic collapse, then by manipulating it into war. The devastation of Germany in 1945, both economically and morally, was the final triumph of Anglo-American imperialism. Hitler was not a rogue leader; he was a pawn, used and discarded by the true architects of world domination.

⚔️ Conclusion

Preparata's work redefines the origins and course of World War I and II. The rise of Nazi Germany was not a product of irrational forces but of deliberate geopolitical engineering by Britain and America. The Nazi regime was fostered, militarized, and then sacrificed in a grand strategy aimed at securing Anglo-American dominance. The narrative reveals that the real instigators of war were not Germany’s militarists, but the Anglo-American elites who manipulated global politics with cold precision, indifferent to the human cost.