Engrossing and well-researched... makes an important contribution to the understanding of modern totalitarianism.A courtroom drama both farcical and ominous. An absorbing, detailed account of a crucial--but often overlooked--chapter in Hitler's rise.--Joseph Kanon, author of The Good German and Leaving BerlinVivid... offer[s] startling insights into aspects of Hitler and Nazism that have been previously under-reported.--Nigel JonesAs captivating as it is well researched and scholastically precise.The casual student of history might think that we already know all we usefully can about Adolf Hitler, his rise and fall, but... here is another contribution to F hrer studies.--Robin AitkenKing's research is exquisite.... It is difficult to think of a book accessible to the general public like this that presents such a rich and detailed work of unpublished research.--Joel Pinheiro da FonsecaThis sobering book reveals what happened, what went wrong, and how it paved the way for the cataclysms that were to follow.