1932: The Rise of Hitler and FDR—Two Tales of Politics, Betrayal, and Unlikely Destiny

By acclaimed historian David Pietrusza (Rothstein, 1920, 1960, and 1948), the dazzling series of events and amazing cast of characters that comprised the simultaneous rise of Hitler’s Third Reich and FDR’s New Deal in 1932, thus setting the stage for World War II. During that year, two Depression-battered and humbled nations confronted destiny.