"A lesson from history that is needed today more than ever. Darkness over Germany delivers a stark warning from history of how a man with little political experience rose up as a voice of the people, a voice for the disenfranchised who were suffering the injustices of social inequality and unemployment. In this powerful book, a pioneering young woman, Amy Buller, recounts the hopes and fears of Germans engulfed in the rise of fascism during the 1930s. During the years leading up to the outbreak of war, Buller defied her critics and social norms by leading delegations of British intelligentsia to Germany to learn about and confront the appeal of the Nazis. The book speaks of how Hitler and the Nazis stripped the German people of their freedoms and oppressed them, and how young people were swept along with the tide of hate. It tells the stories of the Germans whom Buller met, including their positivity about the forces uniting the country, and their terror that Hitler was the man at the helm. Darkness over Germany is Amy Buller's recollection of these unlikely encounters and her analysis of how National Socialism took hold. It tells a remarkable and largely forgotten story of British-German relations in the 1930s. The book speaks resonantly of the need to stay vigilant and maintain dialogue in times of change and discord." -- Amazon.com.

"Originally published by Longmans, Green and Co. 1943"--Title page verso.

The dilemma of a German teacher -- A Catholic priest faces conflict -- German officer on counteracting Nazi teaching -- German officer and alternatives to Hitler -- German officer after Munich -- Nazi labour front -- German women oppose Nazi education -- I -- German women oppose Nazi education -- II -- German Foreign Office proper -- Von Ribbentrop's Nazi Foreign Office -- Dilemma of a civil servant and young German airman -- The courage of children who opposed Nazis -- In the early days -- a study in contrasts -- Tribute to Ambassador -- The tragedy of the unemployed student -- A professor meets the SS at midnight -- The professor discusses Nazi philosophy and students -- I -- The professor discusses Nazi philosophy and students -- II -- Austrian priest and Nazi heresies -- Two sides of the same story -- Hitler judged and Lutheran pastors -- Swiss barrister and Nazi mythology in western civilization -- A traitor to himself -- Religious foundations of Nazi speeches -- Nuremberg -- Hitler.