xii, 255 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247) and index.
Contents
Prologue: the field marshal, the corporal, and the general -- A conspiracy against the Chancellor is hatched -- Hitler scores a dubious triumph amid a Nazi crisis -- Schleicher falls victim to illusions -- The conspiracy widens and Schleicher relinquishes power -- Papen leads the plunge into the abyss -- Determinacy, contingency, and responsibility.