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  • 1923

  • The Forgotten Crisis in the Year of Hitler’s Coup
  • By: Mark Jones
  • Narrated by: Matt Addis
  • Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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1923

By: Mark Jones
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Summary

The astonishing year when German democracy faced crisis and near destruction.

1923 was one of the most remarkable years of modern European history. In January, France and Belgium militarily occupied Germany's economic heartland, the Ruhr; triggering a series of crises that almost spiralled out of control. Hyperinflation plunged millions into poverty. The search for scapegoats empowered political extremes. Hitler's populism ascended to national prominence. Communists, Nazis, separatists all thought that they could use the crises to destroy democracy.

None succeeded. 1923 was the year of Hitler's first victory - and his first defeat. Fanning the flames of instability, anti-government and antisemitic sentiment, the Nazis abortive yet pivotal putsch in a Munich beer hall failed when they were abandoned by their likeminded conservative allies.

Drawing on previously unseen sources, Mark Jones weaves together a thrilling and resonant narrative of German lives in this turbulent time. Tracing Hitler's rise, we see how political pragmatism and international cooperation eventually steered the nation away from total insurrection. A decade later, when Weimar democracy eventually succumbed to tyranny, the warnings from 1923 - rising of nationalist rhetoric, fragile European consensus, and underestimation the of the enemies of liberalism - became only too apparent.

This account of the republic's convulsions and survival offer a gripping image of a modern society in extreme crisis.

©2023 Mark Jones (P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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Critic reviews

Gripping . . . Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, Mark Jones's story of a democracy under terrible pressure is a warning for our times (Alexander Watson, author of RING OF STEEL)
Fascinating . . . shows powerfully that there was nothing inevitable about the survival of Germany's young democracy in that year - nor about its death a decade later. A timely reminder (Katja Hoyer, author of BLOOD AND IRON)
Deftly written and lucid . . . a masterful interpretation of a fateful year (Robert Kershaw, author of DÜNKIRCHEN 1940)

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Crisis Year!!!

Very insightful analysis of Germany in 1923 and the many crisis that existed. Always considered the Versailles treaty and the Walk St Crash during this time period but there was so much more going on.

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Amazingly well written

I loved the clarity with which the history of 1923 is presented. It will definitely remain on my bookshelf for future reference. Especially considering the state of todays world!

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