Yes, They Were Socialists: How the Nazis Waged War on Private Property

This undated photo shows a roll call, in the early morning or late evening hours, on the roll call square in front of the camp gate of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenhausen in Oranienburg on the outskirts of Berlin. AP Photo

Commentary 

When the average person thinks of the Nazis, what often comes to mind is World War II, the Holocaust, and rousing speeches of hate. However, the National Socialists also had economic and political policies, policies many just assume were either free-market or New Deal-style public works projects such as the Autobahn. But Nazi policy was not so cut-and-dried.