In his latest book, the German historian Volker Ullrich describes a nation buffeted by poverty, hyperinflation and political extremism, but managing — for the moment — to thwart Hitler’s ascent. By ...

In 1923, the collapse of the Weimar Republic’s economy impoverished millions and gave Adolf Hitler his first chance at seizing power Adam Bisno - Author, Big Business and the Crisis of German ...

Excerpt from Paper Money by "Adam Smith," (George J.W. Goodman), pp. 57-62. Before World War I Germany was a prosperous country, with a gold-backed currency, expanding industry, and world leadership ...

Historian Ullrich (Eight Days in May) argues in this comprehensive chronicle of a tumultuous year in German history that the Weimar Republic was “not condemned to failure from its onset.” Significant ...