24th-30th June 2024 - Broad Chalke, Salisbury
Frank McDonough
Professor Frank McDonough is an internationally renowned expert on the Third Reich. He studied history at Balliol College, Oxford and gained a PhD from Lancaster University. He has written many critically acclaimed books on the Third Reich, including: The Gestapo, Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party, Sophie Scholl: The Woman Who Defied Hitler, The Holocaust, Opposition and Resistance in Nazi Germany, Hitler, Chamberlain and Appeasement, and Hitler and Nazi Germany. More recently, Frank has completed a best selling trilogy on German history from 1918 to 1945 with two volumes on the period when Hitler ruled Germany called The Hitler Years and the period when he rose to power called The Weimar Years.
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128. DANCING ON A VOLCANO: THE RISE AND FALL OF WEIMAR CULTUREFrank McDonough, international expert on the history of the Third Reich, and the renowned actor Paul McGann will examine the ground-breaking cultural developments of the Weimar Years: including sexology, art, film, literature, architecture, theatre, and the vibrant cabaret scene in Berlin. They will also delve beneath the veneer of culture to reveal the political conflict and division that ultimately led to the collapse of democracy and the rise of Hitler.
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109. COURTING POPULARITY: A CAUTIONARY TALE FROM HITLER TO TRUMP
In the late 1920s and early 30s, Hitler made great play of taking on Germany’s law courts and using these appearances to gain, rather than lose, popularity. At his side was his lawyer, Hans Frank, later the Governor of Nazi-occupied Poland. In this highly thought-provoking discussion, Supreme Court judge, Jonathan Sumption and historian Professor Frank McDonough explore Hitler’s strategy and assess how Donald Trump is similarly able to convert criminal law cases to win him support for this year’s US presidential election.
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