A perfidious distortion of history : the Versailes Peace Treaty and the success of the Nazis
Tampke, Jürgen2017
Book
The Versailles Peace Treaty, the pact that ended World War I between the German empire and the Allies, has not enjoyed a positive reputation since its signing in June 1919. Conventional wisdom has it that the treaty's requirements for massive reparation payments crippled the economy of the Weimar Republic and destabilised its political life. Ultimately, it is argued, the treaty prevented the seeds of democracy sown in the aftermath of the Great War from flourishing, and drove the German people into the arms of Adolf Hitler. In this authoritative book, Jürgen Tampke disputes this commonplace view. He argues that Germany got away with its responsibility for World War I and its behaviour during it.
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Author:
Tampke, Jürgen, author
Imprint:
Melbourne : Scribe, 2017.
Collation:
xiii, 314 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781925228953 (hbk)
Dewey class:
943.085
Language:
English
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BRN:
2466717