Why Hitler? The Genesis of the Nazi Reich

Subjects:

• History » European History -- Modern/20th Century
• History » Holocaust Studies
• Political Science » Civil/Political/Human Rights
• Multicultural Studies » Jewish Studies

Reviews:

• [A] short, well-written, thoughtful account of why and how HItler and the Nazis could have come to power in a Western democracy such as Germany...Beginning with the end of World War I, [Mitcham] draws upon established historical research to cover the social, political, military, economic, and personal forces that contributed to Hitler's rise to power. His short account distills a huge literature into a readable study that covers the main themes effectively and understandably...valuable insights for any library collection that includes European history...
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  Library Journal
• Few authors have provided as much biographical information on even minor personalities of the Weimer Republic and the Nazi movement in one monograph; this detail adds depth to the account and is the book's major strength....Despite all its detail, the book reads well.
  —German Studies Review

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Fall of the Second Reich
• The Friekorps and the War After the War
• The Treaty of Versailles
• Enter Adolf Hitler
• Street Violence and Inflation
• The Beer Hall Putsch
• Political Stability and the Nazi Party's Slow Growth Period, 1924-1929
• The Great Depression and Political Chaos
• The Suicide of Geli Raubal
• Continuous Electioneering and "Cattle Trading"
• Hitler Achieves His Goal
• Bibliography
• Index