The Reichstag Fire
The Case Against the Nazi Conspiracy
Published on 1. October 2024
272 pages
978-1-78438-904-8 (ISBN)
Description
When the German Reichstag went up in flames on the evening of 27 February 1933, Hitler used the incident to seize power, claiming it was the work of Communists planning a violent uprising. But who really started the fire? Were the Nazis to blame, or was it the work of lone arsonist Marinus van der Lubbe? This debate has been raging for more than eighty years. The Reichstag Fire seeks to shed light on this pivotal event that changed the course of world history. Through a thorough and unbiased analysis of original source material, award-winning journalist Sven Felix Kellerhoff charts the outbreak of the fire, the Reich Cabinet's response to the event, Marinus van der Lubbe's repeated confession to the crime, and the far-reaching consequences of the fire.
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Content
- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- FOREWORD
- Preface to the English Edition
- Introduction
- 1 The Arson Atack
- 2 The Fire
- 3 The Confession
- 4 The Consequences
- 5 Under Suspicion
- 6 The Trials
- 7 The Turning Point
- 8 The Counterfeiters
- 9 The Campaign
- 10 The Resolution
- Notes
- Sources and Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Backcover
