Title The stab-in-the-back myth and the fall of the Weimar Republic : a history in documents and visual sources / edited by George S. Vascik and Mark R. Sadler

Published London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages .) Contents Introduction -- The food problem -- Blockade -- The labor question -- The January strikes -- Military collapse -- Whose Dolchstoss? -- Did an English general start the myth? -- The Hindenburg Testimony -- The Ebert Libel Trial -- The Munich Dolchstoss Trial -- A Dolchstoss consensus? -- The Dolchstosslegende and the Fall of the Weimar Republic Summary "This unique sourcebook explores the Stab-in-the-Back myth that developed in Germany in the wake of World War One, analyzing its role in the end of the Weimar Republic and its impact on the Nazi regime that followed. A critical development in modern German and even European history that has received relatively little coverage until now, the Stab-in-the-Back Myth was an attempt by the German military, nationalists and anti-Semites to explain how the German war effort collapsed in November 1918 along with the German Empire. It purported that the German army did not lose the First World War but were betrayed by the civilians on the home front and the democratic politicians who had surrendered. The myth was one of the foundation myths of National Socialism, at times influencing Nazi behaviour in the 1930s and later their conduct in the Second World War. The Stab-in-the-Back Myth and the Fall of the Weimar Republic draws on German government records, foreign and domestic newspaper accounts, diplomatic reports, diary entries and letters to provide different national and political perspectives on the issue. The sourcebook also includes chapter summaries, study questions, and further reading lists, in addition to numerous visual sources and a range of maps, charts, tables and graphs. This is a vital text for all students looking at the history of the Weimar Republic, the legacy of the First World War and Germany in the 20th century"-- Provided by publisher "A broad range of primary documents and visual sources exploring the Stab-in-the-Back myth, its role in the end of the Weimar Republic and its impact on the Nazi regime that followed"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL English Print version record SUBJECT Allemagne. Armée. rero Subject World War, 1914-1918 -- Political aspects -- Germany -- Sources World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace -- Sources 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000. First World War. European history. HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany. HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th century. HISTORY -- Military -- World War I. Peace Buddhism and politics Politics and government Dolchstoßlegende SUBJECT Germany -- Politics and government -- 1918-1933 -- Sources Germany -- History -- 1918-1933 -- Sources Subject Germany Allemagne. Genre/Form History Sources Form Electronic book Author Vascik, George S., editor Sadler, Mark R., editor ISBN 9781474227810 1474227813 9781474227834 147422783X 9781474227827 1474227821

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