The Reichswehr and Politics 1918-1933

by Francis L. Carsten

Studies the influence of the German military's growth and political power on the unstable Weimar government, rearmament, and the nationalistic spirit which led to Hitler's rise to power

436 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Francis Ludwig Carsten was a British historian who specialised in the study of Central Europe. Born in Germany and of Jewish heritage, he fled across the Dutch border to Amsterdam after he was tipped off that the Gestapo was after him. He eventually moved to the U.K. in 1939, after receiving the offer of a fellowship at Wadham College, Oxford. He became a British subject in 1946.