A brilliant new book concludes that Hitler’s seizure of power in 1933 was far from inevitable—and aided by the connivance of German elites who underestimated him at every turn. Timothy Ryback, 53 Days ...

Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher. Adam Gopnik’s latest essay for The New Yorker explores how Adolf Hitler was able to rise to power in ...

In a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakt ...

Reductio ad Hitlerum can have the baleful effect of trivializing the Holocaust, which thankfully has no parallel in the modern American context. Yet closely examining Hitler’s rise can yield useful ...

Editor’s note: We’ve republished this story, originally published in July, 2024, on the anniversary of Adolf Hitler being sworn in as Germany’s chancellor on Jan. 30, 1933. (JTA) — “It has been said ...

How did Hitler rise from right-wing crank to Germany's Messiah and Fuhrer by 1933? This episode explores his pioneering spin, speech-making skills and deadly ruthlessness - and his personal paranoia.

In November 1932, Germany was a republic. By the spring of 1933, it was a dictatorship. How did it all happen so quickly? Fascination with Adolf Hitler requires no news peg, but I’ve been particularly ...

Newswise — BUFFALO, N.Y. – Some of the most iconic photos of Adolf Hitler show him at his most intense, eyes alight with frenetic energy as he addresses an audience or salutes a crowd. Equally ...