The Nazi Menace

A “fast-moving, absorbing” account of the years leading up to World War II—a tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil ( The New York Times Book Review ). Berlin, November 1937. Adolf Hitler meets with his military commanders to impress upon them the urgent necessity for a war of aggression in eastern Europe. Some generals are unnerved by the Führer’s grandiose plan, but these dissenters are silenced one by one, setting in motion events that will culminate in