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Panoramatické rozprávanie o rokoch predchádzajúcich druhú svetovú vojnu príbeh krízy demokracie, rasových konfliktov a príliš pomalého rozoznávania zla dokáže hlboko zarezonovať aj v našej dobe. Berlín november 1937. Adolf Hitler sa stretáva so svojimi vojenskými veliteľmi, aby im sugestívne podsunul naliehavú potrebu vyvolať výbojnú vojnu smerom do východnej Európy. Führerov grandiózny plán niektorých generálov znervózni, no potenciálni odporcovia jeden po druhom zmĺknu, vďaka čomu sa dajú do pohybu udalosti, ktoré vyvrcholia najkrvavejšou vojnou v histórii. Benjamin Carter Hett nás zavedie do zákulisia Berlína, Londýna, Moskvy a Washingtonu a priblíži nám čoraz odvážnejšie provokácie nemeckého diktátora na pozadí bezradnej politiky demokratických lídrov. Autor mapuje protinacistické sily v Nemecku i mimo neho po dlhej a tŕnistej ceste k pochopeniu skutočného rozsahu Hitlerovej hrozby pre európsku civilizáciu, ktorá len pomaly nadobúdala schopnosť otvorene mu čeliť. Ponúka pritom detailné portréty vlád zažívajúcich krušné chvíle a postáv, ktoré sa zúfalo snažili zvrátiť udalosti vo svoj prospech. Hett tu, rovnako ako v knihe Ako umiera demokracia, uznávanej analýze pádu Weimarskej republiky, čerpá z pôvodných zdrojov a aktuálne sprístupnených dokumentov, pričom ukazuje, že tieto dávne konflikty v našej dobe až prekvapivo rezonujú. Vnímať Nacistickú hrozbu znamená dívať sa na minulosť a prítomnosť v novom, znepokojivom svetle.

Prečo bol rozklad demokracie v Nemecku tridsiatych rokov taký rýchly a taký absolútny? Ako mohla demokratická vláda dopustiť, aby sa Adolf Hitler dostal k moci? V strhujúcej správe o zlyhaniach hlavných predstaviteľov Weimarskej republiky a náraste vplyvu nacistov, ponúka Hett odpovede na tieto a ďalšie otázky. Tvrdenie, že Hitler sa dostal k moci vďaka demokratickým voľbám, realitu príliš zjednodušuje. Zložitá politická a ekonomická situácia viedli k záplave demonštrácií a vedúce osobnosti nemeckej politiky sa jeho popularitu rozhodli využiť vo svoj prospech. Tento pokus ich nakoniec zahnal do slepej uličky, z ktorej viedla len jediná cesta prizvať nacistov do vlády. Hett ukazuje, ako sa konzervatívni politici mýlili, keď sa domnievali, že Hitler a jeho prívrženci ich budú slepo podporovať. Namiesto toho, aby si uvedomili, že ich snaha využiť nacistov, vlastne hrá Hitlerovi do karát, ochotne mu do rúk odovzdali nástroje, ktorými Nemecko premenil na hrozivú diktatúru.

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Benjamin Carter Hett rollt in diesem Buch einen der größten und rätselhaftesten Kriminalfälle des 20. Jahrhunderts neu auf: den Reichstagsbrand von 1933. Adolf Hitler war noch keine vier Wochen an der Macht, als am Abend des 27. Februar das Reichstagsgebäude in Berlin in Flammen aufging. Kaum war das Feuer gelöscht, erließ die Reichsregierung eine Notverordnung, die einen permanenten Ausnahmezustand schuf und die bis zum Ende des Nazi-Regimes die Grundlage zur Verfolgung politischer Gegner bleiben sollte. Somit markierte der Reichstagsbrand den eigentlichen Beginn des „Dritten Reiches“. Noch am Tatort wurde der mutmaßliche Brandstifter verhaftet, der niederländische Kommunist Marinus van der Lubbe. Die nationalsozialistische Regierung behauptete umgehend, der junge Mann gehöre einer kommunistischen Verschwörung an. Doch handelte van der Lubbe wirklich auf eigene Faust, wie sich die meisten Historiker seit langem einig sind? Oder steckten die Nazis selbst hinter dem Anschlag, um ihn für ihre Zwecke zu instrumentalisieren? Benjamin Carter Hetts Auswertung der Originalquellen wirft neues Licht auf diesen Fall und entlarvt nicht nur die Schwächen der Einzeltäterthese, sondern auch, welche große Deutungsmacht NS-Seilschaften in der Geschichtswissenschaft noch lange nach 1945 hatten.

In the 1930s, Germany was at a turning point, with many looking to the Nazi phenomenon as part of widespread resentment towards cosmopolitan liberal democracy and capitalism. This was a global situation that pushed Germany to embrace authoritarianism, nationalism and economic self-sufficiency, kick-starting a revolution founded on new media technologies, and the formidable political and self-promotional skills of its leader. Based on award-winning research and recently discovered archival material, "The Death of Democracy" is a panoramic new survey of one of the most important periods in modern history, and a book with a resounding message for the world today.

From Alexanderplatz, the bustling Berlin square ringed by bleak slums, to Moabit, site of the city's most feared prison, Death in the Tiergarten illuminates the culture of criminal justice in late imperial Germany. In vivid prose, Benjamin Hett examines daily movement through the Berlin criminal courts and the lawyers, judges, jurors, thieves, pimps, and murderers who inhabited this world. Drawing on previously untapped sources, including court records, pamphlet literature, and pulp novels, Hett examines how the law reflected the broader urban culture and politics of a rapidly changing city. In this book, German criminal law looks very different from conventional narratives of a rigid, static system with authoritarian continuities traceable from Bismarck to Hitler. From the murder trial of Anna and Hermann Heinze in 1891 to the surprising treatment of the notorious Captain of Koepenick in 1906, Hett illuminates a transformation in the criminal justice system that unleashed a culture war fought over issues of permissiveness versus discipline, the boundaries of public discussion of crime and sexuality, and the role of gender in the courts. Trained in both the law and history, Hett offers a uniquely valuable perspective on the dynamic intersections of law and society, and presents an impressive new view of early twentieth-century German history.

A panoramic narrative of the years leading up to the Second World War - a tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil, with profound resonance for our own time.

A dramatic new account of the Reichstag fire and the origins of the Nazi rise to power

During the 1931 Eden Dance Palace trial, Hans Litten conducted a remarkable three-hour cross-examination of Hitler, exposing contradictions and reducing him to a state of rage. At that time, Hitler sought to portray himself as a legitimate political figure, distancing himself from his stormtroopers. Litten's courageous questioning posed a significant threat to Nazi ambitions. After the Nazis rose to power two years later, Litten's friends and family urged him to flee, but he chose to stay and was subsequently imprisoned in concentration camps. There, he translated medieval German poetry, shared resources with fellow inmates, and educated working-class prisoners about art and literature. Litten provided solace to Jewish inmates at Dachau by reciting literary works from memory during their confinement. After enduring five years of brutal treatment and a failed escape attempt, he lost hope for survival. His story, while tragic, is also one of redemption, illustrating human nobility in the face of barbarism. This biography delves into Litten's life and the tumultuous era of the Weimar Republic, as well as the terror that followed under Nazi rule. It won the 2007 Fraenkel Prize for contemporary history and is set for global publication.

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