The Reichstag Fire

The true story of the Reichstag fire and the Nazi rise to power. A highly readable account written by an award-winning journalist. Introduction by acclaimed historian Roger Moorhouse. Who really caused the Reichstag fire on the evening of 27 February 1933? Were the Nazis really to blame? The debate has been going on for over eighty years as to who started the Reichstag fire and, in turn, became the catalyst of the Nazi dictatorship. The Reichstag Fire hopes to shed light on this enduring discussion. Using careful analysis of source material, award-winning journalist Sven Felix Kellerhoff charts the outbreak of the fire, the Reich Cabinet's response to the event, Marinus van der Lubbe's repeated confession to the crime, and the far-reaching consequences of the fire. AUTHOR: Sven Felix Kellerhoff is a German historian and journalist. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books on the Third Reich, including "Hitler's Fuhrerbunker." Roger Moorhouse is the author of "Berlin at War," "The Devils' Aliance," and "The Wolf's Lair."