Was Hitler A Riddle? is the first comparative study of how British, French, and American diplomats serving in Germany assessed Hitler and the Nazi movement. These assessments provided the governments
Ascher (history, Graduate School CUNY) considers why American, British and French governments did not take Hitler more seriously as a menace to the world when diplomats to Germany were doing their job
This is a study of how the Jewish community of Breslau—the third largest and one of the most affluent in Germany—coped with Nazi persecution. Ascher has included the experiences of his immediate fami
Ascher (emeritus, City U. of New York) condenses his two-volume The Revolution of 1905 (Stanford U. Press, 1988 and 1992) down to about one-third of its original size in order to make it more accessib
This is the first comprehensive biography in any language of Russia’s leading statesman in the period following the Revolution of 1905. Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs from 1906 to 191
This second and final volume of the author's definitive study of the Revolution of 1905 and its aftermath focuses on the years 1906 and 1907, and in particular on the struggle over the Duma, the elect
