Ebook: The Reichstag Fire

Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the English Edition; Introduction by Hans Mommsen; 1 The Arson Attack: The Reichstag on fire -- was the culprit caught in the act?; 2 The Fire: Fire-fighting operations, eyewitnesses and first reactions by NSDAP leaders; 3 The Confession: Marinus van der Lubbe -- an arsonist's biography; 4 The Consequences: The hunt for communists, the Reichstag Fire Decree and the Enabling Act; 5 Under Suspicion: Doubts about the Nazis' version and the campaign from the Parisian exile; 6 The Trials: The trial in Leipzig and the 'counter trial' in London.