Hitler versus Hindenburg

The 1932 Presidential Elections and the End of the Weimar Republic

Larry Eugene Jones author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Jan '16

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Hitler versus Hindenburg cover

This book is the first in-depth study of the events that culminated in the establishment of the Third Reich.

Based upon extensive primary research in over thirty archives and one hundred and thirty archival collections, this book is the first in-depth study of the most critical events in the history of the late Weimar Republic and in the series of events that culminated in Hitler's appointment as chancellor seven months later.Hitler versus Hindenburg provides the first in-depth study of the titanic struggle between the two most dominant figures on the German Right in the last year before the establishment of the Third Reich. Although Hindenburg was reelected as Reich president by a comfortable margin, his authority was severely weakened by the fact that the vast majority of those who had supported his candidacy seven years earlier had switched their support to Hitler in 1932. What the two candidates shared in common, however, was that they both relied upon charisma to legitimate their claim to the leadership of the German nation. The increasing reliance upon charisma in the 1932 presidential elections greatly accelerated the delegitimation of the Weimar Republic and set the stage for Hitler's appointment as chancellor nine months later.

'Patient archival research, even-handedness, and attention to detail have characterized Larry Jones's scholarship, and this book is no exception.' Shelly Baranowski, The Journal of Modern History

ISBN: 9781107022614

Dimensions: 235mm x 159mm x 27mm

Weight: 740g

425 pages