{"product_id":"the-weimar-years-rise-and-fall-1918-1933-paperback","title":"The Weimar Years: Rise and Fall 1918-1933 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank McDonough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e DAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003cbr\u003eA\u003ci\u003e SPECTATOR \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eASPECTS OF HISTORY\u003c\/i\u003e BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e BEST CHRISTMAS BOOK OF 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe prequel to Frank McDonough's bestselling\u003ci\u003e Hitler Years \u003c\/i\u003eseries, covering the dramatic era of German history that culminated in the rise to power of Adolf Hitler in 1933.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEstablished in the wake of German defeat in the First World War, the Weimar Republic held out the hope that democracy, stability and prosperity would take root in Germany. From the start, however, it was beset by political and economic upheaval and spasms of violence between left and right. Year by year, from 1918 to 1933, Frank McDonough describes the major events in both domestic and foreign policy and the personalities who shaped them, together with developments in Weimar's flourishing cultural sphere. McDonough places particular focus on the parliamentary history of Weimar, arguing that it was the failure of parliamentary democracy to bring stability that allowed the power of the elected Reichstag to diminish, leading to Hitler's accession to power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weimar Years\u003c\/i\u003e is the tragic story of a rise and fall, as well as a warning of how, under poor leadership, economic pressure and unrelenting political instability, a democracy can drift towards a form of authoritarian rule that eventually destroys it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Frank McDonough\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally renowned expert on the Third Reich. He studied history at Balliol College, Oxford and gained a PhD from Lancaster University. Now based in Liverpool, McDonough has written many critically acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Gestapo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSophie Scholl\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Hitler Years\u003c\/i\u003e, a two-volume history charting the rise and fall of the Nazi regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978298163501,"sku":"9781803284798","price":21.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/A7tfbNyysl9781803284798.webp?v=1775801510","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-weimar-years-rise-and-fall-1918-1933-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}