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Rise of the Nazis. Episode 1, Politics / producers, Ella Wright, Catalina Bingham ; director and executive producer, Julian Jones ; 72 for BBC.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
- Hitler, Adolf.
- Schleicher, Kurt von, 1882-1934.
- Schleicher, Kurt von.
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei--History.
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei.
- Nazis--Germany--History--20th century.
- Nazis.
- National socialism--History--20th century.
- National socialism.
- Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Germany.
- Germany--History--1918-1933.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Historical television programs.
- Historical reenactments (Television programs)
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Politics
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2019.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This episode takes us into the corridors of power where Germany's top political mastermind sees an opportunity to use the sudden popularity of the Nazis for his own ends. This sets off a chain of miscalculations, backroom deals and power grabs that will propel Hitler from the fringes of political activism into the heart of government. Hitler wants to become absolute leader of a single-party German state - standing in his way is democracy and the rule of law. After leading a failed coup in 1923, Hitler decides on a new strategy for taking power: instead of being revolutionaries, the Nazis will become a legitimate, mainstream political party operating under the veneer of legality. Hitler aims to win power democratically and then destroy democracy from within. To achieve his goal Hitler must overcome Germany's political elite, including Paul von Hindenburg, the president who looks down on him, and, behind the scenes, political mastermind Kurt von Schleicher, who wants to use him. Whilst this political intrigue plays out at the highest level of government, Hitler faces another obstacle at ground level - a Jewish lawyer called Hans Litten, who is out to prove that the Nazis are far from the legal, legitimate party they claim to be.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Kate Fleetwood.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 10, 2020).
- OCLC:
- 1153980793
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