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An eminent historian recounts the Nazi rise to power from his unique perspective as a Jewish boy growing up in Munich with Adolf Hitler as his neighbor. Edgar Feuchtwanger came from a prominent German Jewish family: the only son of a respected editor, and the nephew of best-selling writer Lion Feuchtwanger. He was a carefree five-year-old, pampered by his parents and his nanny, when Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, moved into the building across the street in Munich. In 1933 his happy young life was shattered. Hitler had been named Chancellor. Edgar’s parents, stripped of their rights as citizens, tried to protect him from increasingly degrading realities. In class, his teacher had him draw swastikas, and his schoolmates joined the Hitler Youth. From his window, Edgar bore witness to the turmoil surrounding the Night of the Long Knives, the Anschluss, and Kristallnacht. Jews were arrested; his father was imprisoned at Dachau. In 1939 Edgar was sent on his own to England, where he would make a new life, start a career and a family, and try to forget the nightmare of his past—a past that came rushing back when he decided, at the age of eighty-eight, to tell the story of his buried childhood and his infamous neighbor.

"A firsthand account of the early days of the Third Reich. The author grew up living in a flat opposite to Hitler's private home in Munich. For him as a Jewish boy, it was an uncomfortable experience, and one that he was lucky to survive ... eminent historian Edgar Feuchtwanger recounts his Jewish boyhood living in the same street as Hitler ... his narrow escape on Kristallnacht and how his family fled to Britain in 1939 just weeks before the outbreak of war ... the author recalls his frequent visits to post-war Germany and the changes between Germany now and Nazi times"--Publisher's description.

This biography by Edgar Feuchtwanger reexamines Otto von Bismarck's pivotal role in 19th-century European history. It traces his transformation from a conservative Junker to a revolutionary figure, reshaping Europe post-Napoleon. The second edition features a new introduction reflecting on Bismarck's legacy in modern Germany.

Focusing on domestic political developments, this textbook provides a chronological structure that contextualizes these events by exploring the accompanying economic and social background. It also delves into cultural aspects and foreign policy, offering a balanced guide to understanding the complexities of the period.

Weimar has become synonymous with catastrophic political failure, the prelude to the greatest moral and material disasters of the twentieth century. This book shows that such failure was never inevitable and that options remained tantalisingly open right up to Hitler's assumption of power. The democratic regime was saddled with heavy burdens stemming from defeat and never enjoyed general acceptance and legitimacy. On the other hand, it encouraged for the first time in German history expectations of a high level of welfare, individual rights and modern social practices, which were at least partially fulfilled. The period of relative prosperity was, however, too short, the return of crisis too severe and the resulting demoralisation too profound to save democracy. The author draws a compelling picture of a society frequently in turmoil, yet remarkably creative and innovative, but finally overwhelmed by a tide of irrationality and barbarism. He makes full use of the extensive sources and secondary literature available in German