The Last Winter of the Weimar Republic: The Rise of the Third Reich

Born in 1972 in Saarbrucken, Rüdiger Barth studied contemporary history and general rhetoric at the University of Tubingen. After fifteen years as a journalist for the German weekly Stern, he now works as a freelance author. He lives in Germany.

Born in 1980 in Hamburg, Hauke Friederichs studied social and economic history and wrote his PhD thesis on piracy in the Mediterranean. He has worked for publications including Die Zeit, Stern, Geo, Epoche, and P.M. History. He lives in Germany.