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The book covers the rise of Hitler, which was a touch-and-go situation.

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I just interviewed Tim Ryback about his book, "Takeover," which is the six months, you know, it was touch and go for Hitler there and he was going to make it.

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The book covers the rise of Hitler, which was a touch-and-go situation.

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I just interviewed Tim Ryback about his book, "Takeover," which is the six months, you know, it was touch and go for Hitler there and he was going to make it.

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The book was highlighted by historian Timothy Ryback in two episodes, where he noted striking parallels between Hitler’s ascent and contemporary political dynamics, emphasizing that the Nazi takeover was not inevitable and that many alternatives existed. He argued that the work offered valuable historical context for understanding modern threats to democracy and urged listeners to consider its lessons. The overall tone was strongly supportive, presenting the title as an essential read for those concerned about fascist trends.

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The book explores Hitler's rise to power as chancellor. It has some parallels with Maddow's book "An American Fight Against Fascism", specifically focusing on conspiracy theories, fake news, armed militias, and legislative dysfunction.

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There's some rather stunning parallels between your brilliant new book Prequel and Takeover.

Episode: Lessons Learned From Hitler’s Rise To Power

It chronicles the six months leading up to Hitler's seizure of power in 1933, detailing the political dealings happening behind the scenes. The historian Timothy Ryback used the Daily Press from July 1932 onwards, daily diaries and meeting protocols to determine that Hitler's rise to power was not inevitable.

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I left academia 30 years ago and I've never looked back. I loved it when I was there but no, no, no. Tim is great.

Hitler was very much viewed as a buffoon. He was absolutely a political outsider but he was incredibly determined and his calculation on this with his 37% and there is a bit of method to this madness.

I would not blame Trump and I don't blame Hitler. I basically using that equation, the quote about Weimar Germany died twice. I actually would fault in a democratic system. I fault the public at large.

I would say, and I cut it off the day Hitler was appointed chancellor, we know everything that happened there. I would say, you don't even have to read my book to see what happens, but if you read the book, you would be going, oh my God, there were so many alternatives that the Germans could have taken.

I think for the voter, I'd say take Trump at his word and is this a country that you wanna live in? Is this what you want your country to become? Our 250th anniversary is in 2026. What kind of country do you wanna be living in in 2026? Just get out there and vote.

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It was deemed inappropriate by the state of Florida and removed from a school library, along with other books including '20th Century Writers' and 'The Big Lie'.

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This is a book that's been deemed inappropriate...We have Hitler,

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