Defying Hitler: A Memoir

By Sebastian Haffner

Written in 1939 and unpublished until 2000, Sebastian Haffner's memoir of the rise of Nazism in Germany offers a unique portrait of the lives of ordinary German citizens between the wars. Covering 1907 to 1933, his eyewitness account provides a portrait of a country in constant flux: from the rise of the First Corps, the right-wing voluntary military force set up in 1918 to suppress Communism and precursor to the Nazi storm troopers, to the Hitler Youth movement; from the apocalyptic year of 1923 when inflation crippled the country to Hitler's rise to power. This fascinating personal history elucidates how the average German grappled with a rapidly changing society, while chronicling day-to-day changes in attitudes, beliefs, politics, and prejudices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250441218
• ISBN13: 9781250441218
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"