An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

296: The Nazis: The Beer Hall Putsch (Part 2)

January 19, 2023

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German hyperinflation. The Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler’s trial. Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the Nazis in the early 1920s as the Weimar Republic is in crisis and Hitler tries to grow the...
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Books Referenced

Buddenbrooks

Author: Thomas Mann

Context:

Explicitly mentioned as Thomas Mann's 'great book' set in Lübeck, referenced when discussing the respectable middle-class Germans before WWI and their Protestant virtues.

The Third Reich Trilogy

Author: Richard Evans

Context:

Referenced multiple times as 'Richard Evans' book' when discussing hyperinflation (coffee prices rising while you drink), Hitler's intentions regarding Jews and Russia in Mein Kampf, and quoted directly at the end about the catastrophe needed for Nazi mass support. Likely refers to his Third Reich trilogy.

Mein Kampf

Author: Adolf Hitler

Context:

Hitler's autobiographical manifesto, discussed extensively as the book he dictated while imprisoned at Landsberg. The hosts discuss its themes of anti-Semitism and plans for expansion into Russia.

Hitler (biography)

Author: Ian Kershaw

Context:

Referenced multiple times regarding Hitler's imprisonment ('less a prison, more a hotel') and the Nazi party loyalty oath ('like medieval vassals swearing undying loyalty'). Likely refers to his Hitler biography.