2/27: The Reichstag Fire, 1933 - Historical Sources

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Willim L. Shirer.
Simon & Schuster, NY, 1960.
A history of Nazi Germany.

Weimar Germany, Democracy on Trial by Sefton Delmer.
Library of the 20th Century, Macdonald/American Heritage, 1972.
This book is an excellent short overview of the chaos of the period following WWI leading up to and including the Reichstag fire.

The World at War, The Reichstag Fire by Soren Swigart.
worldatwar.net/event/reichstagsbrand/

Trail Sinister, by Sefton Delmer.
Martin Secker & Warburg, London, 1961.
www.heretical.com/miscella/reichstg.html
This is an excellent eyewitness account of a reporter on the scene as the fire broke out, detailed dialogue of dignitaries on the scene, then follow up discussions with Helmut Heisig, Hitler and others.

The Reichstag Fire: How History is Created
www.wsws.org/articles/2001/jul2001/reic-j05.shtml
This is a good view, written much after the fire that discusses both the investigation and the actual perpetrators of the fire, and how they accomplished it.

The Reichstag Fire
www.weyrich.com/political_issues/reichstag_fire.html
A simple overview of events and comments with a clear list of all the rights that were suspended on February 28th, 1933.

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