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The greatest ‘if only’ of modern history… that the Weimar Republic had succeeded

The first German democracy seemed set to last, says Robert Gerwarth — before extremists wrecked it, leaving the path open to Hitler

Philip Scheidemann proclaims the German Republic on 9 November 1918. Credit: Getty Images
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  • November 1918: The German Revolution

    Robert Gerwarth

    OUP, pp. 352, £20

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