In the late 1930s, the German-American Bund, led by its popinjay dictator Fritz Kuhn, was a small but powerful national movement in pre-World War II America, determined to conquer the United States government with a fascist dictatorship. They met in private social halls and beer garden backrooms, gathered at private resorts and public rallies, developed their own version of the SS and Hitler Youth, published a national newspaper and--for a brief moment of their own imagined glory--seemed poised to make an impact on American ...
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In the late 1930s, the German-American Bund, led by its popinjay dictator Fritz Kuhn, was a small but powerful national movement in pre-World War II America, determined to conquer the United States government with a fascist dictatorship. They met in private social halls and beer garden backrooms, gathered at private resorts and public rallies, developed their own version of the SS and Hitler Youth, published a national newspaper and--for a brief moment of their own imagined glory--seemed poised to make an impact on American politics. But while the American Nazi leadership dreamed of their Swastika Nation, an amalgamation of politicians, a rising legal star, an ego-charged newspaper columnist, and denizens of the criminal underworld utilized their respective means and muscle to bring down the movement and its dreams of a United Reich States. Swastika Nation by Arnie Bernstein is a story of bad guys, good guys, and a few guys who fell somewhere in-between. The rise and fall of Fritz Kuhn and his German-American Bund at the hands of these disparate fighters is a sometimes funny, sometimes harrowing, and always compelling story from start to finish.
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Alexander, Gregory. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. A clean and unmarked black-boards hardback with an unclipped dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable Mylar plastic cover. This nice copy has an "opened-only-once-or-twice" look & feel with no crushes to the boards' corners. Stated First Edition with a complete number-line. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy cardboard box. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999. 302 pages, plus Appendix.