"Once in office, and influenced by his strong sense of duty, Hindenburg, to the surprise of many, stuck to the letter …"

"In these hours of overwhelming concern for the existence and the future of the German nation, the venerable World War…"

"Field Marshal von Hindenburg has forfeited the right to wear the field grey uniform of the army and to be buried in i…"

"These achievements made the reputation of Hindenburg as a virtually invincible general. A cult of the hero quickly de…"

"Elections in July 1932 saw the Nazi vote soar above 37 per cent. True, it fell back to 33 per cent when new elections…"

"In the year 1925, General Field Marshall von Hindenburg became president of the republic. With this imperial soldier,…"

"The mass of the [German] nation...swung round to the deepest distrust of those who had hitherto been their idols—espe…"

"Four points about the election of Hindenburg are worth stressing. First, there was a close correlation between the el…"

"The victors imposed upon the Germans all the long-sought ideals of the liberal nations of the West. They were relieve…"

"And why had the German people failed to see through Hitler before 1933? Oughtn’t so early an event as the Munich Puts…"