The Death of Democracy: Hitler’s Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic

It remains a puzzle: How did Adolf Hitler rise to power?

How did the Weimar Republic — the democracy erected in Germany in the wake of World War I — collapse within little more than a decade and devolve into one of the most vicious dictatorships in world history? Benjamin Hett offers a startling answer: What happened in Germany was the result of cynical and self-serving decisions made by politicians who did not recognize the toxic forces at work in their country. Drawing on original research from German archives and publications, Hett reveals how a small cadre of military and political conservatives manipulated German law and the electoral process to subvert parliamentary democracy and establish an authoritarian regime.

A book signing follows the event.