Darkness Falling by Peter Walther
A dramatic account of Germany's slide from parliamentary democracy to dictatorship, and the history of Weimar Berlin in the three years before the Nazi takeover.
Gripping both as German history and as a timely warning for us all of how otherwise sane people can fatally overestimate the survivability of democracy, and keep scrabbling for petty advantage even as the darkness gather -- James Hawes, author of The Shortest History of Germany
A brilliant mix of detailed research and vivid storytelling, this intriguing account of Germany's terrifying slide from democracy to dictatorship is truly hard to put down -- Julia Boyd, author of Travellers in the Third Reich
An astonishing achievement, meticulously researched, beautifully written, full of surprises both terrifying and deeply revelatoryThis is history as its very best – and a fabulous translation, too -- Graham Hurley, author of Last Flight to Stalingrad
A brilliant mix of detailed research and vivid storytelling, this intriguing account of Germany's terrifying slide from democracy to dictatorship is truly hard to put down -- Julia Boyd, author of Travellers in the Third Reich
An astonishing achievement, meticulously researched, beautifully written, full of surprises both terrifying and deeply revelatoryThis is history as its very best – and a fabulous translation, too -- Graham Hurley, author of Last Flight to Stalingrad
Peter Walther is the author of a bestselling biography of Hans Fallada. He studied German and art history and gained his doctorate in 1995. He has worked as a curator for numerous literary exhibitions and co-founded the Literaturport website with Ulrich Janetzski. He heads the Brandenburg Literary Office in Potsdam with Hendrik Ro¨der.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781800242272 |
| ISBN 10 | 1800242271 |
| Title | Darkness Falling |
| Author | Peter Walther |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2022-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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