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 ...

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 ...

Berlin, 1933: The Enabling Act After becoming Chancellor, Adolf Hitler consolidated his power rapidly. Amid unrest and ...

We warn our opponents not to drive us to the uttermost,” he bellowed. “Hunger is preferable to disgrace, and deprivation is to be preferred to dishonor.” And, as it turned out, the harsh terms of ...