Die Unbewältigte Niederlage by Gerd Krumeich

A concise historical study analyzing how German society failed to come to terms with its World War I defeat, tracing the rise of myth-making (notably the “stab‑in‑the‑back” legend), the cultural rituals, veterans’ networks and memorial practices that sustained a revisionist memory, and how this unresolved legacy weakened the Weimar Republic and created fertile ground for nationalist and extremist politics.