The Order of the Day

The Order of the Day

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR,Â Boston Globe,Â andÂ Literary Hub

Winner of the 2017 Prix Goncourt, this behind-the-scenes account of the manipulation, hubris, and greed that together led to Nazi Germanyâ€™s annexation of Austria brilliantly dismantles the myth of an effortless victory and offers a dire warning for our current political crisis.
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February 20, 1933, an unremarkable day during a harsh Berlin winter: A meeting of twenty-four German captains of industry and senior Nazi officials is being held in secret in the plush lounge of the Reichstag. They are there to extract funds for the accession to power of the National Socialist Party and its Chancellor. This opening scene sets a tone of consent that will lead to the worst possible repercussions.
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March 12, 1938, the annexation of Austria is on the agenda: A grotesque day intended to make historyâ€”the newsreels capture a motorized army on the move, a terrible, inexorable power. But behind Goebbelsâ€™s splendid propaganda, an ersatz Blitzkrieg unfolds, the Panzers breaking down en masse on the roads into Austria. The true behind-the-scenes account of the Anschlussâ€”a patchwork of minor flourishes of strength and fine words, fevered telephone calls, and vulgar threatsâ€”all reveal a starkly different picture. It is not strength of character or the determination of a people that wins the day, but rather a combination of intimidation and bluff.
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With this vivid, compelling history, Ã‰ric Vuillard warns against the peril of willfully blind acquiescence, and offers a reminder that, ultimately, the worst is not inescapable.
Country USA
Brand Other Press
Manufacturer Other Press
Binding Hardcover
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2018-09-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590519691

Country	USA
Brand	Other Press
Manufacturer	Other Press
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2018-09-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781590519691

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