Nazis & A Chronology of the Prewar Years is the first book in The Protocols Series , a series chronicling the history of authoritarianism in the modern era, 1845-1945. The series' focus is the Second World War. Part One starts with Karl Marx and ends with the Night of the Long Knives, when Adolf Hitler cleared the table of enemies, within the Nazi Party and without. More than just a record of the period, Nazis & Reds tells the story of people caught up in events. This is particularly true as the series develops, as more and more voices are added to the text. Like all the books in the series, Nazis & Reds is composed of excerpts from letters, memoirs, news and feature articles, histories, speeches radio and film transcripts, and other historical documents chosen not only for their ability to illustrate the past, but for their relevance in terms of the times in which we live.