Fritzsche deciphers the puzzle of Nazisms ideological grip. Its basic appeal lay in the Volksgemeinschaft; people's community; that appealed to Germans to be part of a great project to redress the wrongs of the Versailles treaty, make the country strong and vital, and rid the body politic of unhealthy elements. Diaries and letters reveal Germans; fears, desires, and reservations, while showing how Nazi concepts saturated everyday life.