18 Best nonfiction books like 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch by Mark William Jones

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1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

By: Mark William Jones

4.08

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

How Germany’s fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923—and how pro-democracy forces fought back…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch by Mark William Jones , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945

By: Saul Friedländer

4.24

Format: 870 pages, Hardcover

With The Years of Extermination, Saul Friedländer completes his major historical work on Nazi Germa… read more

Similar categories in Saul Friedländer's The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • history
  • politics
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • european history
"Esa sensación de extrañeza me parece que refleja la percepción por parte de las desventuradas víctimas del régimen, al menos durante los años treinta, de una realidad tan absurda como ominosa, de un …"

-Saul Friedländer, The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945

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2. The Real Cool Killers (Harlem Cycle, #2)

By: Chester Himes

4.00

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

When Harlemites set about each other with knives, it's an everyday kind of happening. But when a wh… read more

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3. Eclipse of Reason

By: Max Horkheimer

3.67

Format: 350 pages,

"Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a leading figure in The Frankfurt School, a renowned body of philos… read more

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4. Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter

By: Ian Mortimer

4.00

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Gui… read more

Similar categories in Ian Mortimer's Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
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5. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age

By: Tom Holland

4.22

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that b… read more

Similar categories in Tom Holland's Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • european history
  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918

By: Katja Hoyer

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • germany
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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7. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

By: Rory Carroll

4.38

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more

Similar categories in Rory Carroll's There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • european history
  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962

By: Max Hastings

4.40

Format: 538 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tens… read more

Similar categories in Max Hastings's The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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9. Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life

By: Rolf Dobelli

3.71

Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition

STOP READING THE NEWS is a vital toolkit for managing the upsetting coronavirus news cycle and find… read more

Similar categories in Rolf Dobelli's Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • politics
  • nonfiction
"News is aimed straight at our mental health. We need to get out of the way."

-Rolf Dobelli, Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life

"News is to the mind what sugar is to the body: appetising, easily digestible and extremely damaging."

-Rolf Dobelli, Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life

"In the past few decades we’ve learned to recognise the many hazards of poor nutrition: insulin resistance, obesity, susceptibility to inflammation and fatigue. All of these factors can contribute to …"

-Rolf Dobelli, Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life

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10. Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East

By: Uri Kaufman

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

"Pacy and enthralling." ― Financial Times "Tells the story brilliantly." ―Senator Joseph I. Lieber… read more

Similar categories in Uri Kaufman's Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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11. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present

By: Fareed Zakaria

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the pola… read more

Similar categories in Fareed Zakaria's Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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12. France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain

By: Julian T. Jackson

4.17

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

One of the great contemporary historians of France on one of the most controversial periods of twen… read more

Similar categories in Julian T. Jackson's France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • history
  • politics
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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13. Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe

By: Rachel Chrastil

3.84

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

'Compassionate and thought-provoking history' Daily Telegraph'Superb on the human consequences of w… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Chrastil's Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • history
  • politics
  • germany
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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14. Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power

By: Timothy W. Ryback

4.16

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler’s Private Library , a dramatic recounting of th… read more

Similar categories in Timothy W. Ryback's Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • history
  • politics
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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15. Germany 1923: Hyperinflation, Hitler's Putsch, and Democracy in Crisis

By: Volker Ullrich

3.98

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig confided in his autobiography: “I have a pretty thorough kno… read more

Similar categories in Volker Ullrich's Germany 1923: Hyperinflation, Hitler's Putsch, and Democracy in Crisis book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • history
  • politics
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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16. Procesul de la Nürnberg

By: Joe J. Heydecker

4.24

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Am 20. November 1945 begann in Nürnberg der vielleicht denkwürdigste Prozess der deutschen Geschich… read more

Similar categories in Joe J. Heydecker's Procesul de la Nürnberg book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
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17. The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Epic Siege at the Heart of WWII's Greatest Battle

By: Iain MacGregor

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

To the Soviet Union, the sacrifices that enabled the country to defeat Nazi Germany in the Great Pa… read more

Similar categories in Iain MacGregor's The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Epic Siege at the Heart of WWII's Greatest Battle book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
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18. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss

By: Margalit Fox

3.48

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A Jewish mother of four, a gracious society hostess, a beloved member of her community—and the firs… read more

Similar categories in Margalit Fox's The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • nonfiction
  • history
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19. Autocracy, Inc.

By: Anne Applebaum

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more

Similar categories in Anne Applebaum's Autocracy, Inc. book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

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20. Precipice

By: Robert Harris

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the… read more

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"There were twelve deliveries a day in London in 1914. It would be in his hands by mid-afternoon. Pg5"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"The worst crises in politics always occurred, in his experience, when two unrelated problems struck at once. The difficulties weren’t doubled, or even squared, but cubed. Pg345"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"Major Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, was brought in by Bongie, and placed in front of him on the table the large red and blue leather-bound volume known as the War Book, he o…"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

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21. 1923: The Forgotten Crisis in the Year of Hitler’s Coup

By: Mark William Jones

4.09

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

'Gripping . . . thoroughly researched and beautifully written . . . a warning for our times' Alex W… read more

Similar categories in Mark William Jones's 1923: The Forgotten Crisis in the Year of Hitler’s Coup book and Mark William Jones's 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

  • history
  • politics
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • european history

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Saul Friedländer

4.24

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Ian Mortimer

4.00

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Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age

Tom Holland

4.22

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Katja Hoyer

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Erik Larson

4.24

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Frank Figliuzzi

3.64

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Steven Johnson

4.08

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Emily Nussbaum

4.02

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