Hindenburg [[electronic resource] ] : power, myth, and the rise of the Nazis / / Anna von der Goltz

• Autore: Von der Goltz Anna <1978->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (342 p.)
• Disciplina: 943.085092
• Soggetto topico: Presidents - Germany
• Soggetto geografico: Germany Politics and government 1918-1933
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The 'Victor of Tannenberg'; 2. Surviving failure; 3. Anti-democratic politics; 4. Electing 'the Saviour'; 5. Buying the icon; 6. Hollow unity; 7. The 'inverted fronts' of 1932; 8. 'The Marshal and the Corporal; 9. Hindenburg after 1945; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Hindenburg: Power, Myth, and the Rise of the Nazis reveals how a previously little-known general, whose career to normal retirement age had provided no real foretaste of his heroic status, became a national icon and living myth in Germany after the First World War, capturing the imagination of millions. In a period characterized by rupture and fragmentation, the legend surrounding Paul von Hindenburg brought together a broad coalition of Germans and became one of the mostpotent forces in Weimar politics. Charting the origins of the myth, from Hindenburg's decisive victory at the Battle of Tann
• Titolo autorizzato: Hindenburg
• ISBN: 0-19-969586-5; 0-19-157139-3; 1-282-34653-9; 9786612346538
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465588503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford historical monographs.