Overview
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FEBRUARY 20, 1933: The titans of German industry gather to lend their support to Adolf Hitler. This support makes it possible for the Nazis to assume power.
MARCH 12, 1938: The annexation of Austria is on the agenda. It is a grotesque day, one that will make history. The newsreels depict a motorized army on the move – a terrible, seemingly inexorable power.
Nazi Germany has its legend. But what if behind its first exploits were merely back-room haggling and cheap, self-interested schemes? What if the glorious images of the Wehrmacht triumphantly entering Austria concealed a huge bottleneck of Panzers, a simple breakdown?
Éric Vuillard’s pithy behind-the-scenes account of the Anschluss tells a little-known story of corporate greed, failed diplomacy, and shortsightedness.