Weimar Germany

The Weimar Republic was born out of Germany''s defeat in the First World War and ended with the coming to power of Hitler and his Nazi Party in 1933. In many ways, it is a wonder that Weimar lasted as long as it did. Besieged from the outset by hostile forces, the young republic was threatened by revolution from the left and coups d''états from the right. Plagued early on by a wave of high-profile...