Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. List of Illustrations and Maps xi
5. INTRODUCTION
6. 1. The New Wind in Bavarian Politics 3
7. PART ONE : The Contenders in the Struggle for Power
8. 2. Traditional Parties, Political Pressure Groups, and the Press 25
9. 3. The NSDAP 49
10. 4. The Patriotic Bands 88
11. 5. The Bavarian Police and the Political Situation 120
12. 6. The Reichswehr and the Political Situation in Bavaria 140
13. 7. The Bavarian Government 165
14. PART TWO: The Conflict
15. 8. The Opening Volleys—January to September 183
16. 9. Kahr and his Five-Front War 212
17. 10. The Coming of the Putsch 238
18. 11. Night of Confusion 270
19. 12. Day of Decision 313
20. 13. The Putsch Outside München 366
21. 14. The Putsch in the Balance 389
22. PART THREE : The New Political Milieu
23. 15. The Popular Reaction to the Putsch 411
24. 16. The Immediate Reaction of the Verbande, the Pressure Groups, and the Left 425
25. 17. The Putsch and the Reich 452
26. 18. The Fate of the Putschist Leaders 464
27. 19. The Government and the Aftermath of the Putsch 486
28. 20. The Reichswehr and the Police After the Putsch 507
29. 21. The New Government and its Policies 530
30. 22. The Interim Racist Movement 555
31. 23. The Verbände Beyond Hitler's Orbit 582
32. 24. The Balance Sheet 607
33. Appendix 621
34. List of Abbreviations 629
35. Critical Bibliography 633
36. Index 649