Episode 24 - The March of the Freikorps

<p>With revolution gripping Germany, the nation's establishment turned desperate. They unleashed the Freikorps, paramilitary units composed of angry and embittered veterans returning home, all across Germany. What resulted was a nightmare of retribution as the soldiers not only fought to prevent Socialism from taking root, but also took out their frustrations from losing WWI on their own people. </p> <p> </p> <p>Bibliography for this episode: </p> <ol><li>Evans, Richard The Coming of the Third Reich Penguin Books, 2003</li> <li>Peukert, Detlev The Weimar Republic Suhrkamp Verlag am Main, 1987</li> <li>Harman, Chris The Lost Revolution, Germany 1918 to 1923 Haymarket Books 2017</li> <li>Weitz, Eric Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy Princeton University Press 2007</li> <li>Jones, Nigel The Birth of the Nazis Constable & Robinson Ltd 2004</li> </ol><p> </p> <p>Questions? Comments? Follow the podcast on twitter at @pitthistorypod (<a href='https://twitter.com/pitthistorypod'>https://twitter.com/pitthistorypod</a>) or email me at peaceintheirtime@gmail.com</p>