Munich 1919 (eBook)

Victor Klemperer was one of the most famous chroniclers of 20th century German history. His diaries, published in three volumes covering the Third Reich and its aftermath, are bestsellers and a standard source for historians of the period.

Foreword
Christopher Clark

Notes on the text

Munich 1919

Diary of a Revolution

Politics and the Bohemian World

February 1919

Revolution

Two Munich Ceremonies

February 1919

Revolution

Munich After Eisner's Assassination

February 22, 1919

Revolution

The Events at the University of Munich

April 8, 1919

Revolution

The Third Revolution in Bavaria

April 9, 1919

Revolutionary Diary

April 17, 1919

April 18, 1919

Revolution

Revolutionary Diary

April 19, 1919

Revolution

Revolutionary Diary

April 20, 1919

April 21, 1919

April 22, 1919

Revolution

Revolutionary Diary

April 30, 1919

Revolution

Revolutionary Diary

May 2, 1919

May 4, 1919

May 10, 1919

Revolution

Munich Tragicomedy

January 17, 1920

Appendix

The German Revolution of 1918-9: A Historical Essay
Wolfram Wette

Chronology

About this edition

Picture credits

Notes

Index

"Klemperer guides us through the confusion of those troubled days in Munich with empathy, subtlety and a perceptive eye." - Christopher Clark, University of Cambridge, UK

"Klemperer has once again proven himself to be a brilliant reporter and an intelligent essayist. A sensational testimony. - Die Zeit

"With his talent for dramatic portrayals, for reflection, and his knack for boiling things down to their essence, Munich 1919 gives us a more intimate view of Klemperer than we've ever seen before." - Die Welt

"Klemperer's ability to grasp moods and attitudes has a truly Dickensian quality." - Los Angeles Times

"A message in a bottle, with real immediacy." - Sydney Morning Herald

"A compelling chronicle" - The Times Literary Supplement

"This account needs to be read for itself and its dramatic descriptions of chaos and political madness. But it also needs to be read as a harbinger of the future -- and attitudes that shaped German acquiescence in, and belief in, the violent antisemitism of Nazi ideology" - The Jewish Chronicle

"Klemperer's diary provides an invaluable, unique perspective on the creation and suppression of the Munich Soviet Republic. Observing and recording how events unfolded from his university perch, Klemperer's account conveys the sense of confusion, of isolation, and of uncertainty that pervaded... Born in Prussia to Jewish parents, Klemperer uneasily records how Bavarian particularism blurred anti-Prussianism, anti-Semitism, and anti-Bolshevism into a toxic brew of resentment, fear, and loathing. Klemperer's Munich 1919. Diary of a Revolution will become essential reading for those interested in the Weimar Republic, Bavarian identity, and the backstory to the rise of Hitler and National Socialism." - H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online

'a sobering glimpse into an uncertain time when history might have tilted in a different direction. Through [Klemperer's] writings, we can come to see how those first violent months of the Weimar Republic were only a prelude to the later catastrophe.'
The Nation
"This is a gem of a book."
Journal of Modern History