A history podcast dedicated to examining the global history of the 1920s and 30s in order to explain the causes of World War II, both large and small. As you might imagine, there’s a lot of ground to cover just to contextualize how the conflict got so out of control. If you love historical deep-dives and play-by-plays of nations in way over their collective heads, this is the show for you. Best niche history podcast out there! PROTIP: If you’re a new listener and are hopelessly confused by me bouncing from topic to topic, the scope of this show has kinda gotten away from me over the years. I have included an index of miniseries in the description of Episode 1 to provide a guide for what I’ve covered so far.
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Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
Germany's slide into chaos continues this week as all those ultra-right types festering in Bavaria decide the moment had come to overthrow the government. For those on the up and up with early Nazi history, this should be familiar to you as the Beer Hall Putsch. But there's also some light at the end of the tunnel as everyone realizes the crisis could not continue, and with the help of a few leadership changes in Europe there appeared hope of a long-term settlement. Bonus, I do a little recap of these very, very tumultuous five years for Germany and what they would mean for the nation in the future.
Bibliography for this episode:
- Evans, Richard The Coming of the Third Reich Penguin Books, 2003
- Peukert, Detlev The Weimar Republic Suhrkamp Verlag am Main, 1987
- Weitz, Eric Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy Princeton University Press 2007
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