Germany 1923 - Hyperinflation, Hitler's Putsch, and Democracy in Crisis

The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig confided in his autobiography: "I have a pretty thorough knowledge of history, but never, to my recollection, has it produced such madness in such gigantic proportions." He was referring to Germany in 1923, a "year of lunacy," defined by hyperinflation, violence, a political system on the verge of collapse, the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party and separatist movements threatening to rip apart the German nation. Most observers found it miraculous that the Weimar Republic-the first German democracy-was able to survive, though some of the more astute realised that the feral undercurrents unleashed that year could lead to much worse. Now, a century later, best-selling author Volker Ullrich draws on letters, memoirs, newspaper articles and other sources to present a riveting chronicle of one of the most difficult years any modern democracy has ever faced-one with haunting parallels to our own political moment.

About the author

Volker Ullrich is a German historian and the best-selling, award-winning author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939, Hitler: Downfall, 1939-1945, Eight Day in May, and Germany 1923. He lives in Germany.

Summary

From a New York Times best-selling historian comes a gripping account of the crisis that threatened to unravel the Weimar Republic

Product details

• Authors: Volker Ullrich, Ullrich Volker
• Assisted by: Jefferson Chase (Translation)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2023
• EAN: 9781324093466
• ISBN: 978-1-324-09346-6
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 736 g
• Illustrations: 24 black-and-white illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories; History, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Europe, European History, Germany, First World War, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater