Defying Hitler

About “Defying Hitler”

Sebastian Haffner's memoir, written in 1939 and unpublished until 2000, recounts his experiences as an ordinary German citizen during the period from 1907 to 1933, offering an eyewitness account of the rise of Nazism in Germany. The book details the transformation of German society through events such as the inflation of 1923, the development of the First Corps and its role in suppressing Communism, the emergence of the Hitler Youth movement, and the gradual shift in public attitudes and political beliefs leading up to Hitler's rise to power.