Vertigo: The Rise and Fall of Weimar Germany

Vertigo: The Rise and Fall of Weimar GermanyDescription By Harald Jhner Hardcover The dramatic and consequential history of Germanys short lived experiment with democracy between the world wars, when vibrant cultural experimentation collided with political and economic turmoil Out of the ashes of the First World War, Germany launched an unprecedented political project: its first democratic government. The Weimar Republic, named for the city where it was established, endured for only fifteen

forged documents

and spiritual crisis as never before and shows how religion informed and motivated circumstances on all sides of the war

farmers became the WLA’s loudest champions

surgeons and explorers

and in the Meuse-Argonne and the effect these horrific battles had on the men

and violence into a lifelong quest to champion human rights

but no one wanted to be reminded that their commanders later traded their lives and health for a few yards of French mud

but negligent police allow vast crowds of belligerent men to block the parade route—jeering

the ted "Red Arrow" Division

Italian and Turkish soldiers than any other conflict in history

and Evelien faces a heart-wrenching truth: she longs for Emiel’s safe return…but not necessarily to her

In the chaos of a sinking ship