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Germany 1923
Author: Volker Ullrich
Publisher: W W Norton
Pages:432
Price: Rs 2,481
The standard narrative of Hitler’s rise to power begins with Germany’s post-World War I humiliation with heavy reparations and territorial losses, the chaotic Weimar Republic interregnum, the global economic crisis and, eventually, demands for a “strong” leader to restore the country to mythical past greatness. Newer Weimar Republic histories have added nuance, pointing to a less disastrous path for Germany had politics been less radicalised.
That remains one of the most intriguing “what ifs” of history. But the year 1923, German historian Volker Ullrich writes in this micro-study, shaped Germany’s future in
